diff --git a/src/proxy.c b/src/proxy.c
index 42019f7..33a2fe4 100644
--- a/src/proxy.c
+++ b/src/proxy.c
@@ -178,11 +178,6 @@ proxy_conn_ctx_new(evutil_socket_t fd,
 	ctx->global = global;
 	ctx->clisock = clisock;
 
-	ctx->ctime = time(NULL);
-	ctx->atime = ctx->ctime;
-
-	ctx->next = NULL;
-
 #ifdef HAVE_LOCAL_PROCINFO
 	ctx->lproc.pid = -1;
 #endif /* HAVE_LOCAL_PROCINFO */
diff --git a/src/pxyconn.c b/src/pxyconn.c
index c2ba86d..b32ca26 100644
--- a/src/pxyconn.c
+++ b/src/pxyconn.c
@@ -1766,6 +1766,9 @@ pxy_conn_init(pxy_conn_ctx_t *ctx)
 
 	pxy_thr_attach(ctx);
 
+	ctx->ctime = time(NULL);
+	ctx->atime = ctx->ctime;
+
 	if (check_fd_usage(
 #ifdef DEBUG_PROXY
 			ctx
diff --git a/tests/testproxy/lp/prototcp.c b/tests/testproxy/lp/prototcp.c
index 28ec0e8..e759df2 100644
--- a/tests/testproxy/lp/prototcp.c
+++ b/tests/testproxy/lp/prototcp.c
@@ -235,6 +235,9 @@ prototcp_connect(UNUSED evutil_socket_t fd, UNUSED short what, void *arg)
 
 	pxy_thr_attach(ctx);
 
+	ctx->ctime = time(NULL);
+	ctx->atime = ctx->ctime;
+
 	if (check_fd_usage(
 #ifdef DEBUG_PROXY
 			ctx
diff --git a/tests/testproxy/lp/proxy.c b/tests/testproxy/lp/proxy.c
index ecf80f9..89acc35 100644
--- a/tests/testproxy/lp/proxy.c
+++ b/tests/testproxy/lp/proxy.c
@@ -135,11 +135,6 @@ proxy_conn_ctx_new(evutil_socket_t fd,
 	}
 
 	ctx->opts = opts;
-
-	ctx->ctime = time(NULL);
-	ctx->atime = ctx->ctime;
-
-	ctx->next = NULL;
 	return ctx;
 }