diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -537,6 +537,7 @@
 add_library(server
 	addrdb.cpp
 	addrman.cpp
+	avalanche/avalanche.cpp
 	avalanche/delegation.cpp
 	avalanche/delegationbuilder.cpp
 	avalanche/orphanproofpool.cpp
diff --git a/src/avalanche/avalanche.h b/src/avalanche/avalanche.h
--- a/src/avalanche/avalanche.h
+++ b/src/avalanche/avalanche.h
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 class Processor;
 }
 
+class ArgsManager;
+
 /**
  * Is avalanche enabled by default.
  */
@@ -27,4 +29,6 @@
  */
 extern std::unique_ptr<avalanche::Processor> g_avalanche;
 
+bool isAvalancheEnabled(const ArgsManager &argsman);
+
 #endif // BITCOIN_AVALANCHE_AVALANCHE_H
diff --git a/src/avalanche/avalanche.cpp b/src/avalanche/avalanche.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/avalanche/avalanche.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2021 The Bitcoin developers
+// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
+#include <avalanche/avalanche.h>
+
+#include <util/system.h>
+
+bool isAvalancheEnabled(const ArgsManager &argsman) {
+    return argsman.GetBoolArg("-enableavalanche", AVALANCHE_DEFAULT_ENABLED);
+}
diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -2447,7 +2447,7 @@
         return false;
     }
 
-    if (args.GetBoolArg("-enableavalanche", AVALANCHE_DEFAULT_ENABLED) &&
+    if (isAvalancheEnabled(args) &&
         g_avalanche->isAvalancheServiceAvailable()) {
         nLocalServices = ServiceFlags(nLocalServices | NODE_AVALANCHE);
     }
diff --git a/src/net_processing.cpp b/src/net_processing.cpp
--- a/src/net_processing.cpp
+++ b/src/net_processing.cpp
@@ -2768,7 +2768,7 @@
             return;
         }
 
-        if (!gArgs.GetBoolArg("-enableavalanche", AVALANCHE_DEFAULT_ENABLED)) {
+        if (!isAvalancheEnabled(gArgs)) {
             Misbehaving(pfrom, 20, "unsolicited-" + msg_type);
             return;
         }
@@ -3003,7 +3003,7 @@
         }
 
         if ((pfrom.nServices & NODE_AVALANCHE) && g_avalanche &&
-            gArgs.GetBoolArg("-enableavalanche", AVALANCHE_DEFAULT_ENABLED)) {
+            isAvalancheEnabled(gArgs)) {
             if (g_avalanche->sendHello(&pfrom)) {
                 LogPrint(BCLog::NET, "Send avahello to peer %d\n",
                          pfrom.GetId());
@@ -3193,9 +3193,7 @@
                 const bool fAlreadyHave = AlreadyHaveProof(proofid);
                 logInv(inv, fAlreadyHave);
 
-                if (!fAlreadyHave && g_avalanche &&
-                    gArgs.GetBoolArg("-enableavalanche",
-                                     AVALANCHE_DEFAULT_ENABLED)) {
+                if (!fAlreadyHave && g_avalanche && isAvalancheEnabled(gArgs)) {
                     const bool preferred = isPreferredDownloadPeer(pfrom);
 
                     LOCK(cs_proofrequest);
diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -2684,8 +2684,7 @@
             InvalidChainFound(pindexNew);
         }
 
-        const bool fAvalancheEnabled =
-            gArgs.GetBoolArg("-enableavalanche", AVALANCHE_DEFAULT_ENABLED);
+        const bool fAvalancheEnabled = isAvalancheEnabled(gArgs);
         const bool fAutoUnpark =
             gArgs.GetBoolArg("-automaticunparking", !fAvalancheEnabled);