diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 11679f2e4a9..cbef3c7db8d 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -192,6 +192,10 @@ static void RemovePidFile(const ArgsManager& args)
     }
 }
 
+void InitContext(NodeContext& node)
+{
+    node.args = &gArgs;
+}
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
diff --git a/src/init.h b/src/init.h
index f27d6120ef3..da8255cda35 100644
--- a/src/init.h
+++ b/src/init.h
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ namespace node {
 struct NodeContext;
 } // namespace node
 
+/** Initialize node context variables. */
+void InitContext(node::NodeContext& node);
+
 /** Interrupt threads */
 void Interrupt(node::NodeContext& node);
 void Shutdown(node::NodeContext& node);
diff --git a/src/init/bitcoin-gui.cpp b/src/init/bitcoin-gui.cpp
index ddbdaa6cd04..aceff1e40f0 100644
--- a/src/init/bitcoin-gui.cpp
+++ b/src/init/bitcoin-gui.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
-#include <common/args.h>
+#include <init.h>
 #include <interfaces/chain.h>
 #include <interfaces/echo.h>
 #include <interfaces/init.h>
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class BitcoinGuiInit : public interfaces::Init
 public:
     BitcoinGuiInit(const char* arg0) : m_ipc(interfaces::MakeIpc(EXE_NAME, arg0, *this))
     {
-        m_node.args = &gArgs;
+        InitContext(m_node);
         m_node.init = this;
     }
     std::unique_ptr<interfaces::Node> makeNode() override { return interfaces::MakeNode(m_node); }
diff --git a/src/init/bitcoin-node.cpp b/src/init/bitcoin-node.cpp
index b04596f986a..97b8dc11614 100644
--- a/src/init/bitcoin-node.cpp
+++ b/src/init/bitcoin-node.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
-#include <common/args.h>
+#include <init.h>
 #include <interfaces/chain.h>
 #include <interfaces/echo.h>
 #include <interfaces/init.h>
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public:
         : m_node(node),
           m_ipc(interfaces::MakeIpc(EXE_NAME, arg0, *this))
     {
-        m_node.args = &gArgs;
+        InitContext(m_node);
         m_node.init = this;
     }
     std::unique_ptr<interfaces::Node> makeNode() override { return interfaces::MakeNode(m_node); }
diff --git a/src/init/bitcoin-qt.cpp b/src/init/bitcoin-qt.cpp
index dd5826d9822..3003a8fde10 100644
--- a/src/init/bitcoin-qt.cpp
+++ b/src/init/bitcoin-qt.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
-#include <common/args.h>
+#include <init.h>
 #include <interfaces/chain.h>
 #include <interfaces/echo.h>
 #include <interfaces/init.h>
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class BitcoinQtInit : public interfaces::Init
 public:
     BitcoinQtInit()
     {
-        m_node.args = &gArgs;
+        InitContext(m_node);
         m_node.init = this;
     }
     std::unique_ptr<interfaces::Node> makeNode() override { return interfaces::MakeNode(m_node); }
diff --git a/src/init/bitcoind.cpp b/src/init/bitcoind.cpp
index 210608370c4..b5df7640172 100644
--- a/src/init/bitcoind.cpp
+++ b/src/init/bitcoind.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
-#include <common/args.h>
+#include <init.h>
 #include <interfaces/chain.h>
 #include <interfaces/echo.h>
 #include <interfaces/init.h>
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class BitcoindInit : public interfaces::Init
 public:
     BitcoindInit(NodeContext& node) : m_node(node)
     {
-        m_node.args = &gArgs;
+        InitContext(m_node);
         m_node.init = this;
     }
     std::unique_ptr<interfaces::Node> makeNode() override { return interfaces::MakeNode(m_node); }