diff --git a/tests/test_chat_join_faults.c b/tests/test_chat_join_faults.c
index 9561063c..28c712d6 100644
--- a/tests/test_chat_join_faults.c
+++ b/tests/test_chat_join_faults.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ int main(void) {
     invite.reality.has = 1; memcpy(invite.reality.server_pubkey, server->my_keys.public_key, 32);
     snprintf(invite.reality.server_name, sizeof(invite.reality.server_name), "example.org"); invite.addrs[3].proto = 6;
     CHECK(invite_link_encode(&invite, NULL, invitation, sizeof(invitation)) > 0);
-    conn = etcp_connection_create(inst, "join fault transport", 0); CHECK(conn);
+    conn = etcp_connection_create(inst, "join fault transport"); CHECK(conn);
     conn->peer_node_id = peer; CHECK(!etcp_conn_index_peer(conn));
     CHECK(sc_init_ctx(&conn->crypto_ctx, &inst->my_keys) == SC_OK);
     CHECK(sc_set_peer_public_key(&conn->crypto_ctx, invite.pubkey, SC_PEER_PUBKEY_BIN) == SC_OK);
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ int main(void) {
     struct NODE_CONN_DIRECT* other_owner = NULL;
     CHECK(node_conn_direct_open(inst, peer, NULL, NULL, &other_owner, NULL) != NCD_ERR);
     uasync_drain_immediate(ua);
-    server_conn = etcp_connection_create(server, "join server fixture", 0); CHECK(server_conn);
+    server_conn = etcp_connection_create(server, "join server fixture"); CHECK(server_conn);
     server_conn->peer_node_id = inst->node_id; CHECK(!etcp_conn_index_peer(server_conn));
     CHECK(sc_init_ctx(&server_conn->crypto_ctx, &server->my_keys) == SC_OK);
     CHECK(sc_set_peer_public_key(&server_conn->crypto_ctx, inst->my_keys.public_key, SC_PEER_PUBKEY_BIN) == SC_OK);
diff --git a/tools/cgathui_common/ble_etcp.c b/tools/cgathui_common/ble_etcp.c
index 865f9665..d9f299e3 100644
--- a/tools/cgathui_common/ble_etcp.c
+++ b/tools/cgathui_common/ble_etcp.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ static int attach(struct ble_etcp_link* c, const uint8_t* key) {
     int created = 0;
     if (conn && (conn->close_requested || conn->state == 2)) { fail(c, "ETCP connection is closing"); return -1; }
     if (!conn) {
-        conn = etcp_connection_create(d->instance, "ble", d->require_known_node);
+        conn = etcp_connection_create(d->instance, "ble");
         if (!conn) { fail(c, "ETCP allocation failed"); return -1; }
         created = 1;
         if (etcp_connection_set_peer(conn, key) || etcp_conn_index_peer(conn)) {