diff --git a/src/avalanche/processor.h b/src/avalanche/processor.h
--- a/src/avalanche/processor.h
+++ b/src/avalanche/processor.h
@@ -249,9 +249,9 @@
     struct PeerData {
         std::optional<Proof> proof;
         std::optional<Delegation> delegation;
+        CKey sessionKey;
     };
     PeerData peerData;
-    CKey sessionKey;
 
     /** Event loop machinery. */
     EventLoop eventLoop;
diff --git a/src/avalanche/processor.cpp b/src/avalanche/processor.cpp
--- a/src/avalanche/processor.cpp
+++ b/src/avalanche/processor.cpp
@@ -163,10 +163,10 @@
       queryTimeoutDuration(AVALANCHE_DEFAULT_QUERY_TIMEOUT), round(0),
       peerManager(std::make_unique<PeerManager>()) {
     if (gArgs.IsArgSet("-avasessionkey")) {
-        sessionKey = DecodeSecret(gArgs.GetArg("-avasessionkey", ""));
+        peerData.sessionKey = DecodeSecret(gArgs.GetArg("-avasessionkey", ""));
     } else {
         // Pick a random key for the session.
-        sessionKey.MakeNewKey(true);
+        peerData.sessionKey.MakeNewKey(true);
     }
 
     if (gArgs.IsArgSet("-avaproof")) {
@@ -184,9 +184,9 @@
 
         // Generate the delegation to the session key.
         DelegationBuilder dgb(peerData.proof.value());
-        if (sessionKey.GetPubKey() != peerData.proof->getMaster()) {
+        if (peerData.sessionKey.GetPubKey() != peerData.proof->getMaster()) {
             dgb.addLevel(DecodeSecret(gArgs.GetArg("-avamasterkey", "")),
-                         sessionKey.GetPubKey());
+                         peerData.sessionKey.GetPubKey());
         }
         peerData.delegation = dgb.build();
     }
@@ -269,10 +269,10 @@
 } // namespace
 
 void Processor::sendResponse(CNode *pfrom, Response response) const {
-    connman->PushMessage(
-        pfrom, CNetMsgMaker(pfrom->GetCommonVersion())
-                   .Make(NetMsgType::AVARESPONSE,
-                         TCPResponse(std::move(response), sessionKey)));
+    connman->PushMessage(pfrom, CNetMsgMaker(pfrom->GetCommonVersion())
+                                    .Make(NetMsgType::AVARESPONSE,
+                                          TCPResponse(std::move(response),
+                                                      peerData.sessionKey)));
 }
 
 bool Processor::registerVotes(NodeId nodeid, const Response &response,
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@
 }
 
 CPubKey Processor::getSessionPubKey() const {
-    return sessionKey.GetPubKey();
+    return peerData.sessionKey.GetPubKey();
 }
 
 uint256 Processor::buildLocalSighash(CNode *pfrom) const {
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@
     {
         const uint256 hash = buildLocalSighash(pfrom);
 
-        if (!sessionKey.SignSchnorr(hash, sig)) {
+        if (!peerData.sessionKey.SignSchnorr(hash, sig)) {
             return false;
         }
     }