diff --git a/config/parsing/hop/parse.go b/config/parsing/hop/parse.go
index dc284118..200c7ab8 100644
--- a/config/parsing/hop/parse.go
+++ b/config/parsing/hop/parse.go
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ func ParseHop(cfg *config.HopConfig, log logger.Logger) (hop.Hop, error) {
 		}
 		ppv = mdutil.GetInt(md, parsing.MDKeyProxyProtocol)
 		netns = mdutil.GetString(md, parsing.MDKeyNetns)
-
 	}
 
 	var nodes []*chain.Node
diff --git a/hop/hop.go b/hop/hop.go
index f94c8a34..d6c6dfc1 100644
--- a/hop/hop.go
+++ b/hop/hop.go
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ func NewHop(opts ...Option) hop.Hop {
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.TODO())
 	p := &chainHop{
+		nodes:      options.nodes,
 		cancelFunc: cancel,
 		options:    options,
 		logger:     options.logger,