diff --git a/handshake_ix.go b/handshake_ix.go
index be35dfb7a..43c794601 100644
--- a/handshake_ix.go
+++ b/handshake_ix.go
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ func ixHandshakeStage1(f *Interface, addr netip.AddrPort, via *ViaSender, packet
 		hostinfo.relayState.InsertRelayTo(via.relayHI.vpnAddrs[0])
 		// I successfully received a handshake. Just in case I marked this tunnel as 'Disestablished', ensure
 		// it's correctly marked as working.
-		hostinfo.relayState.UpdateRelayForByIdxState(via.remoteIdx, Established)
+		via.relayHI.relayState.UpdateRelayForByIdxState(via.remoteIdx, Established)
 		f.SendVia(via.relayHI, via.relay, msg, make([]byte, 12), make([]byte, mtu), false)
 		f.l.WithField("vpnAddrs", vpnAddrs).WithField("relay", via.relayHI.vpnAddrs[0]).
 			WithField("certName", certName).