diff --git a/llarp/quic/client.cpp b/llarp/quic/client.cpp
index 1dde5fed2..647e05742 100644
--- a/llarp/quic/client.cpp
+++ b/llarp/quic/client.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ namespace llarp::quic
     // to try: set ports to 0
     Path path{
         Address{SockAddr{"::1"sv, huint16_t{0}}, std::nullopt},
-        Address{SockAddr{"::1"sv, huint16_t{port}}, std::move(remote)}};
+        Address{SockAddr{"::1"sv, huint16_t{pseudo_port}}, std::move(remote)}};
 
     log::debug(logcat, "Connecting to {} with addr_variant {}", path.remote, *path.remote.endpoint);
     log::debug(logcat, "pseudo_port = {}, port = {} at {}", pseudo_port, port, __LINE__);