diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index b3c521116b5..cf1ac357128 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ void CNode::SetAddrLocal(const CService& addrLocalIn) {
 
 Network CNode::ConnectedThroughNetwork() const
 {
-    return IsInboundConn() && m_inbound_onion ? NET_ONION : addr.GetNetClass();
+    return m_inbound_onion ? NET_ONION : addr.GetNetClass();
 }
 
 #undef X
@@ -2954,6 +2954,7 @@ CNode::CNode(NodeId idIn, ServiceFlags nLocalServicesIn, int nMyStartingHeightIn
       nMyStartingHeight(nMyStartingHeightIn),
       m_inbound_onion(inbound_onion)
 {
+    if (inbound_onion) assert(conn_type_in == ConnectionType::INBOUND);
     hSocket = hSocketIn;
     addrName = addrNameIn == "" ? addr.ToStringIPPort() : addrNameIn;
     hashContinue = uint256();
diff --git a/src/net.h b/src/net.h
index b7c45abb094..ca5944d46b2 100644
--- a/src/net.h
+++ b/src/net.h
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ private:
     CService addrLocal GUARDED_BY(cs_addrLocal);
     mutable RecursiveMutex cs_addrLocal;
 
-    //! Whether this peer connected via our Tor onion service.
+    //! Whether this peer is an inbound onion, e.g. connected via our Tor onion service.
     const bool m_inbound_onion{false};
 
 public: