diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index c6de2fbdc90..5c28efade89 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -1906,7 +1906,13 @@ bool CConnman::AddConnection(const std::string& address, ConnectionType conn_typ
     CountingSemaphoreGrant<> grant(*semOutbound, true);
     if (!grant) return false;
 
-    OpenNetworkConnection(CAddress(), false, std::move(grant), address.c_str(), conn_type, /*use_v2transport=*/use_v2transport);
+    OpenNetworkConnection(/*addrConnect=*/CAddress{},
+                          /*fCountFailure=*/false,
+                          /*grant_outbound=*/std::move(grant),
+                          /*pszDest=*/address.c_str(),
+                          /*conn_type=*/conn_type,
+                          /*use_v2transport=*/use_v2transport,
+                          /*proxy_override=*/std::nullopt);
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -2424,7 +2430,13 @@ void CConnman::ProcessAddrFetch()
     CAddress addr;
     CountingSemaphoreGrant<> grant(*semOutbound, /*fTry=*/true);
     if (grant) {
-        OpenNetworkConnection(addr, false, std::move(grant), strDest.c_str(), ConnectionType::ADDR_FETCH, use_v2transport);
+        OpenNetworkConnection(/*addrConnect=*/addr,
+                              /*fCountFailure=*/false,
+                              /*grant_outbound=*/std::move(grant),
+                              /*pszDest=*/strDest.c_str(),
+                              /*conn_type=*/ConnectionType::ADDR_FETCH,
+                              /*use_v2transport=*/use_v2transport,
+                              /*proxy_override=*/std::nullopt);
     }
 }
 
@@ -2542,8 +2554,13 @@ void CConnman::ThreadOpenConnections(const std::vector<std::string> connect, std
         {
             for (const std::string& strAddr : connect)
             {
-                CAddress addr(CService(), NODE_NONE);
-                OpenNetworkConnection(addr, false, {}, strAddr.c_str(), ConnectionType::MANUAL, /*use_v2transport=*/use_v2transport);
+                OpenNetworkConnection(/*addrConnect=*/CAddress{CService{}, NODE_NONE},
+                                      /*fCountFailure=*/false,
+                                      /*grant_outbound=*/{},
+                                      /*pszDest=*/strAddr.c_str(),
+                                      /*conn_type=*/ConnectionType::MANUAL,
+                                      /*use_v2transport=*/use_v2transport,
+                                      /*proxy_override=*/std::nullopt);
                 for (int i = 0; i < 10 && i < nLoop; i++)
                 {
                     if (!m_interrupt_net->sleep_for(500ms)) {
@@ -2893,7 +2910,13 @@ void CConnman::ThreadOpenConnections(const std::vector<std::string> connect, std
             const bool count_failures{((int)outbound_ipv46_peer_netgroups.size() + outbound_privacy_network_peers) >= std::min(m_max_automatic_connections - 1, 2)};
             // Use BIP324 transport when both us and them have NODE_V2_P2P set.
             const bool use_v2transport(addrConnect.nServices & GetLocalServices() & NODE_P2P_V2);
-            OpenNetworkConnection(addrConnect, count_failures, std::move(grant), /*pszDest=*/nullptr, conn_type, use_v2transport);
+            OpenNetworkConnection(/*addrConnect=*/addrConnect,
+                                  /*fCountFailure=*/count_failures,
+                                  /*grant_outbound=*/std::move(grant),
+                                  /*pszDest=*/nullptr,
+                                  /*conn_type=*/conn_type,
+                                  /*use_v2transport=*/use_v2transport,
+                                  /*proxy_override=*/std::nullopt);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -2987,8 +3010,13 @@ void CConnman::ThreadOpenAddedConnections()
                 break;
             }
             tried = true;
-            CAddress addr(CService(), NODE_NONE);
-            OpenNetworkConnection(addr, false, std::move(grant), info.m_params.m_added_node.c_str(), ConnectionType::MANUAL, info.m_params.m_use_v2transport);
+            OpenNetworkConnection(/*addrConnect=*/CAddress{CService{}, NODE_NONE},
+                                  /*fCountFailure=*/false,
+                                  /*grant_outbound=*/std::move(grant),
+                                  /*pszDest=*/info.m_params.m_added_node.c_str(),
+                                  /*conn_type=*/ConnectionType::MANUAL,
+                                  /*use_v2transport=*/info.m_params.m_use_v2transport,
+                                  /*proxy_override=*/std::nullopt);
             if (!m_interrupt_net->sleep_for(500ms)) return;
             grant = CountingSemaphoreGrant<>(*semAddnode, /*fTry=*/true);
         }
diff --git a/src/net.h b/src/net.h
index b8d675b803b..96a171736ed 100644
--- a/src/net.h
+++ b/src/net.h
@@ -1191,7 +1191,7 @@ public:
                                const char* pszDest,
                                ConnectionType conn_type,
                                bool use_v2transport,
-                               const std::optional<Proxy>& proxy_override = std::nullopt)
+                               const std::optional<Proxy>& proxy_override)
         EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(!m_unused_i2p_sessions_mutex);
 
     /// Group of private broadcast related members.
diff --git a/src/rpc/net.cpp b/src/rpc/net.cpp
index 5c54e207973..e9fbd31cc3c 100644
--- a/src/rpc/net.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/net.cpp
@@ -356,7 +356,13 @@ static RPCHelpMan addnode()
     if (command == "onetry")
     {
         CAddress addr;
-        connman.OpenNetworkConnection(addr, /*fCountFailure=*/false, /*grant_outbound=*/{}, std::string{node_arg}.c_str(), ConnectionType::MANUAL, use_v2transport);
+        connman.OpenNetworkConnection(/*addrConnect=*/addr,
+                                      /*fCountFailure=*/false,
+                                      /*grant_outbound=*/{},
+                                      /*pszDest=*/std::string{node_arg}.c_str(),
+                                      /*conn_type=*/ConnectionType::MANUAL,
+                                      /*use_v2transport=*/use_v2transport,
+                                      /*proxy_override=*/std::nullopt);
         return UniValue::VNULL;
     }