diff --git a/src/llmq/dkgsession.cpp b/src/llmq/dkgsession.cpp
index da21ea977eb93..fe7ae644117af 100644
--- a/src/llmq/dkgsession.cpp
+++ b/src/llmq/dkgsession.cpp
@@ -68,9 +68,8 @@ CDKGMember::CDKGMember(const CDeterministicMNCPtr& _dmn, size_t _idx) :
 
 }
 
-bool CDKGSession::Init(gsl::not_null<const CBlockIndex*> _pQuorumBaseBlockIndex, Span<CDeterministicMNCPtr> mns, const uint256& _myProTxHash, int _quorumIndex)
+bool CDKGSession::Init(Span<CDeterministicMNCPtr> mns, const uint256& _myProTxHash, int _quorumIndex)
 {
-    m_quorum_base_block_index = _pQuorumBaseBlockIndex;
     quorumIndex = _quorumIndex;
     members.resize(mns.size());
     memberIds.resize(members.size());
diff --git a/src/llmq/dkgsession.h b/src/llmq/dkgsession.h
index 3f18fc892b1c0..61e84673742e6 100644
--- a/src/llmq/dkgsession.h
+++ b/src/llmq/dkgsession.h
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ class CDKGSession
     const CActiveMasternodeManager* const m_mn_activeman;
     const CSporkManager& m_sporkman;
 
-    const CBlockIndex* m_quorum_base_block_index{nullptr};
+    const CBlockIndex* const m_quorum_base_block_index;
     int quorumIndex{0};
 
 private:
@@ -326,16 +326,17 @@ class CDKGSession
     std::set<uint256> validCommitments GUARDED_BY(invCs);
 
 public:
-    CDKGSession(const Consensus::LLMQParams& _params, CBLSWorker& _blsWorker, CConnman& _connman,
+    CDKGSession(const CBlockIndex* pQuorumBaseBlockIndex, const Consensus::LLMQParams& _params, CBLSWorker& _blsWorker, CConnman& _connman,
                 CDeterministicMNManager& dmnman, CDKGSessionManager& _dkgManager, CDKGDebugManager& _dkgDebugManager,
                 CMasternodeMetaMan& mn_metaman, const CActiveMasternodeManager* const mn_activeman,
                 const CSporkManager& sporkman) :
         params(_params), blsWorker(_blsWorker), cache(_blsWorker), connman(_connman), m_dmnman(dmnman), dkgManager(_dkgManager),
-        dkgDebugManager(_dkgDebugManager), m_mn_metaman(mn_metaman), m_mn_activeman(mn_activeman), m_sporkman(sporkman)
+        dkgDebugManager(_dkgDebugManager), m_mn_metaman(mn_metaman), m_mn_activeman(mn_activeman), m_sporkman(sporkman),
+        m_quorum_base_block_index{pQuorumBaseBlockIndex}
         {}
 
     // TODO: remove Init completely
-    bool Init(gsl::not_null<const CBlockIndex*> pQuorumBaseBlockIndex, Span<CDeterministicMNCPtr> mns, const uint256& _myProTxHash, int _quorumIndex);
+    bool Init(Span<CDeterministicMNCPtr> mns, const uint256& _myProTxHash, int _quorumIndex);
 
     [[nodiscard]] std::optional<size_t> GetMyMemberIndex() const { return myIdx; }
 
diff --git a/src/llmq/dkgsessionhandler.cpp b/src/llmq/dkgsessionhandler.cpp
index 6a5f85493be8b..1895a2b3cbf42 100644
--- a/src/llmq/dkgsessionhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/llmq/dkgsessionhandler.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ CDKGSessionHandler::CDKGSessionHandler(CBLSWorker& _blsWorker, CChainState& chai
         m_peerman(peerman),
         params(_params),
         quorumIndex(_quorumIndex),
-        curSession(std::make_unique<CDKGSession>(_params, _blsWorker, _connman, dmnman, _dkgManager, _dkgDebugManager, m_mn_metaman, m_mn_activeman, sporkman)),
+        curSession(std::make_unique<CDKGSession>(nullptr, _params, _blsWorker, _connman, dmnman, _dkgManager, _dkgDebugManager, m_mn_metaman, m_mn_activeman, sporkman)),
         pendingContributions((size_t)_params.size * 2, MSG_QUORUM_CONTRIB), // we allow size*2 messages as we need to make sure we see bad behavior (double messages)
         pendingComplaints((size_t)_params.size * 2, MSG_QUORUM_COMPLAINT),
         pendingJustifications((size_t)_params.size * 2, MSG_QUORUM_JUSTIFICATION),
@@ -194,10 +194,10 @@ bool CDKGSessionHandler::InitNewQuorum(const CBlockIndex* pQuorumBaseBlockIndex)
         return false;
     }
 
-    curSession = std::make_unique<CDKGSession>(params, blsWorker, connman, m_dmnman, dkgManager, dkgDebugManager, m_mn_metaman, m_mn_activeman, m_sporkman);
-
     auto mns = utils::GetAllQuorumMembers(params.type, m_dmnman, pQuorumBaseBlockIndex);
-    if (!curSession->Init(pQuorumBaseBlockIndex, mns, m_mn_activeman->GetProTxHash(), quorumIndex)) {
+    curSession = std::make_unique<CDKGSession>(pQuorumBaseBlockIndex, params, blsWorker, connman, m_dmnman, dkgManager, dkgDebugManager, m_mn_metaman, m_mn_activeman, m_sporkman);
+
+    if (!curSession->Init(mns, m_mn_activeman->GetProTxHash(), quorumIndex)) {
         LogPrintf("CDKGSessionManager::%s -- height[%d] quorum initialization failed for %s qi[%d] mns[%d]\n", __func__, pQuorumBaseBlockIndex->nHeight, curSession->params.name, quorumIndex, mns.size());
         return false;
     }