diff --git a/kaspad.go b/kaspad.go
index 649e8579c..821701d60 100644
--- a/kaspad.go
+++ b/kaspad.go
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func newKaspad(cfg *config.Config, databaseContext *dbaccess.DatabaseContext, in
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	protocolManager, err := protocol.NewManager(cfg, dag, addressManager, txMempool, connectionManager)
+	protocolManager, err := protocol.NewManager(cfg, dag, netAdapter, addressManager, txMempool, connectionManager)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/protocol/manager.go b/protocol/manager.go
index 347bb64c3..d0c1d53b0 100644
--- a/protocol/manager.go
+++ b/protocol/manager.go
@@ -20,15 +20,10 @@ type Manager struct {
 }
 
 // NewManager creates a new instance of the p2p protocol manager
-func NewManager(cfg *config.Config, dag *blockdag.BlockDAG,
+func NewManager(cfg *config.Config, dag *blockdag.BlockDAG, netAdapter *netadapter.NetAdapter,
 	addressManager *addressmanager.AddressManager, txPool *mempool.TxPool,
 	connectionManager *connmanager.ConnectionManager) (*Manager, error) {
 
-	netAdapter, err := netadapter.NewNetAdapter(cfg)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
 	manager := Manager{
 		context: flowcontext.New(cfg, dag, addressManager, txPool, netAdapter, connectionManager),
 	}