diff --git a/core/ipfs_node.c b/core/ipfs_node.c
index bb65939..db272ad 100644
--- a/core/ipfs_node.c
+++ b/core/ipfs_node.c
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ int ipfs_node_online_new(const char* repo_path, struct IpfsNode** node) {
 	// fill in the node
 	local_node->repo = fs_repo;
 	local_node->identity = fs_repo->config->identity;
-	local_node->protocol_handlers = ipfs_node_online_build_protocol_handlers(*node);
 	local_node->peerstore = libp2p_peerstore_new(local_node->identity->peer);
 	local_node->providerstore = libp2p_providerstore_new(fs_repo->config->datastore, local_node->identity->peer);
 	local_node->blockstore = ipfs_blockstore_new(fs_repo);
+	local_node->protocol_handlers = ipfs_node_online_build_protocol_handlers(local_node);
 	local_node->mode = MODE_OFFLINE;
 	local_node->routing = ipfs_routing_new_online(local_node, &fs_repo->config->identity->private_key);
 	local_node->exchange = ipfs_bitswap_new(local_node);