diff --git a/src/llmq/dkgsessionhandler.cpp b/src/llmq/dkgsessionhandler.cpp
index f5dc6d9152..6a5f85493b 100644
--- a/src/llmq/dkgsessionhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/llmq/dkgsessionhandler.cpp
@@ -190,12 +190,12 @@ void CDKGSessionHandler::StopThread()
 
 bool CDKGSessionHandler::InitNewQuorum(const CBlockIndex* pQuorumBaseBlockIndex)
 {
-    curSession = std::make_unique<CDKGSession>(params, blsWorker, connman, m_dmnman, dkgManager, dkgDebugManager, m_mn_metaman, m_mn_activeman, m_sporkman);
-
     if (!DeploymentDIP0003Enforced(pQuorumBaseBlockIndex->nHeight, Params().GetConsensus())) {
         return false;
     }
 
+    curSession = std::make_unique<CDKGSession>(params, blsWorker, connman, m_dmnman, dkgManager, dkgDebugManager, m_mn_metaman, m_mn_activeman, m_sporkman);
+
     auto mns = utils::GetAllQuorumMembers(params.type, m_dmnman, pQuorumBaseBlockIndex);
     if (!curSession->Init(pQuorumBaseBlockIndex, mns, m_mn_activeman->GetProTxHash(), quorumIndex)) {
         LogPrintf("CDKGSessionManager::%s -- height[%d] quorum initialization failed for %s qi[%d] mns[%d]\n", __func__, pQuorumBaseBlockIndex->nHeight, curSession->params.name, quorumIndex, mns.size());