diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index f65729d7a..28dbc0850 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -429,15 +429,15 @@ CNode* ConnectNode(CAddress addrConnect, const char *pszDest, bool fConnectToMas
         // Add node
         CNode* pnode = new CNode(hSocket, addrConnect, pszDest ? pszDest : "", false, true);
 
-        LOCK(cs_vNodes);
-        vNodes.push_back(pnode);
-
         pnode->nTimeConnected = GetTime();
         if(fConnectToMasternode) {
             pnode->AddRef();
             pnode->fMasternode = true;
         }
 
+        LOCK(cs_vNodes);
+        vNodes.push_back(pnode);
+
         return pnode;
     } else if (!proxyConnectionFailed) {
         // If connecting to the node failed, and failure is not caused by a problem connecting to