diff --git a/src/net.h b/src/net.h
index 1e4e9124e9f..523b596f4c7 100644
--- a/src/net.h
+++ b/src/net.h
@@ -1241,7 +1241,7 @@ public:
         /// Wait for the number of needed connections to become greater than 0.
         void NumToOpenWait() const;
 
-    private:
+    protected:
         /**
          * Check if private broadcast can be done to IPv4 or IPv6 peers and if so via which proxy.
          * If private broadcast connections should not be opened to IPv4 or IPv6, then this will
@@ -1251,6 +1251,8 @@ public:
 
         /// Number of `ConnectionType::PRIVATE_BROADCAST` connections to open.
         std::atomic_size_t m_num_to_open{0};
+
+        friend struct ConnmanTestMsg;
     } m_private_broadcast;
 
     bool CheckIncomingNonce(uint64_t nonce);
diff --git a/src/test/util/net.cpp b/src/test/util/net.cpp
index 160ef9792bd..a1c588b6e50 100644
--- a/src/test/util/net.cpp
+++ b/src/test/util/net.cpp
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ void ConnmanTestMsg::Reset()
 {
     ResetAddrCache();
     ResetMaxOutboundCycle();
+    m_private_broadcast.m_outbound_tor_ok_at_least_once.store(false);
+    m_private_broadcast.m_num_to_open.store(0);
 }
 
 void ConnmanTestMsg::NodeReceiveMsgBytes(CNode& node, std::span<const uint8_t> msg_bytes, bool& complete) const