diff --git a/src/network/advanceddispatcher.py b/src/network/advanceddispatcher.py
index 8df557ad..b12ca1e4 100644
--- a/src/network/advanceddispatcher.py
+++ b/src/network/advanceddispatcher.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class AdvancedDispatcher(asyncore.dispatcher):
     def __init__(self, sock=None):
         if not hasattr(self, '_map'):
             asyncore.dispatcher.__init__(self, sock)
+        self.connectedAt = 0
         self.close_reason = None
         self.read_buf = bytearray()
         self.write_buf = bytearray()
diff --git a/src/network/proxy.py b/src/network/proxy.py
index 38676d66..953c15f5 100644
--- a/src/network/proxy.py
+++ b/src/network/proxy.py
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ class Proxy(AdvancedDispatcher):
         self.destination = address
         self.isOutbound = True
         self.fullyEstablished = False
-        self.connectedAt = 0
         self.create_socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
         if BMConfigParser().safeGetBoolean(
                 "bitmessagesettings", "socksauthentication"):
@@ -145,6 +144,5 @@ class Proxy(AdvancedDispatcher):
 
     def state_proxy_handshake_done(self):
         """Handshake is complete at this point"""
-        # pylint: disable=attribute-defined-outside-init
         self.connectedAt = time.time()
         return False
diff --git a/src/network/tcp.py b/src/network/tcp.py
index 1b30a0a2..ff778378 100644
--- a/src/network/tcp.py
+++ b/src/network/tcp.py
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ class TCPConnection(BMProto, TLSDispatcher):
         self.verackSent = False
         self.streams = [0]
         self.fullyEstablished = False
-        self.connectedAt = 0
         self.skipUntil = 0
         if address is None and sock is not None:
             self.destination = Peer(*sock.getpeername())
diff --git a/src/network/udp.py b/src/network/udp.py
index 7852aeea..3f999332 100644
--- a/src/network/udp.py
+++ b/src/network/udp.py
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ class UDPSocket(BMProto):  # pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes
         # .. todo:: sort out streams
         self.streams = [1]
         self.fullyEstablished = True
-        self.connectedAt = 0
         self.skipUntil = 0
         if sock is None:
             if host is None: