diff --git a/cmd/magneticod/dht/mainline/protocol.go b/cmd/magneticod/dht/mainline/protocol.go
index 9a88ac3..92c7661 100644
--- a/cmd/magneticod/dht/mainline/protocol.go
+++ b/cmd/magneticod/dht/mainline/protocol.go
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ type ProtocolEventHandlers struct {
 
 func NewProtocol(laddr string, eventHandlers ProtocolEventHandlers) (p *Protocol) {
 	p = new(Protocol)
-	p.transport = NewTransport(laddr, p.onMessage, p.eventHandlers.OnCongestion)
 	p.eventHandlers = eventHandlers
+	p.transport = NewTransport(laddr, p.onMessage, p.eventHandlers.OnCongestion)
 
 	p.currentTokenSecret, p.previousTokenSecret = make([]byte, 20), make([]byte, 20)
 	_, err := rand.Read(p.currentTokenSecret)