diff --git a/gossipd/gossip.c b/gossipd/gossip.c
index ad7d9d214..9813844a1 100644
--- a/gossipd/gossip.c
+++ b/gossipd/gossip.c
@@ -1925,10 +1925,27 @@ static struct io_plan *conn_init(struct io_conn *conn, struct reaching *reach)
 static struct io_plan *conn_proxy_init(struct io_conn *conn,
 				       struct reaching *reach)
 {
-	assert(reach->addr.itype == ADDR_INTERNAL_WIREADDR);
+	char *host = NULL;
+	u16 port;
+
+	switch (reach->addr.itype) {
+	case ADDR_INTERNAL_WIREADDR:
+		host = fmt_wireaddr_without_port(tmpctx,
+						 &reach->addr.u.wireaddr);
+		port = reach->addr.u.wireaddr.port;
+		break;
+	case ADDR_INTERNAL_SOCKNAME:
+	case ADDR_INTERNAL_ALLPROTO:
+	case ADDR_INTERNAL_AUTOTOR:
+		break;
+	}
+
+	if (!host)
+		status_failed(STATUS_FAIL_INTERNAL_ERROR,
+			      "Can't reach to %u address", reach->addr.itype);
+
 	io_set_finish(conn, connect_failed, reach);
-	return io_tor_connect(conn, reach->daemon->proxyaddr,
-			      &reach->addr.u.wireaddr, reach);
+	return io_tor_connect(conn, reach->daemon->proxyaddr, host, port, reach);
 }
 
 static struct addrhint *
diff --git a/gossipd/tor.c b/gossipd/tor.c
index 3ce8fb916..59e5643dc 100644
--- a/gossipd/tor.c
+++ b/gossipd/tor.c
@@ -151,13 +151,13 @@ static struct io_plan *io_tor_connect_do_req(struct io_conn *conn,
 // called when we want to connect to TOR SOCKS5
 struct io_plan *io_tor_connect(struct io_conn *conn,
 			       const struct addrinfo *tor_proxyaddr,
-			       const struct wireaddr *addr,
+			       const char *host, u16 port,
 			       struct reaching *reach)
 {
 	struct reaching_socks *reach_tor = tal(reach, struct reaching_socks);
 
-	reach_tor->port = htons(addr->port);
-	reach_tor->host = fmt_wireaddr_without_port(reach_tor, addr);
+	reach_tor->port = htons(port);
+	reach_tor->host = tal_strdup(reach_tor, host);
 	reach_tor->reach = reach;
 
 	return io_connect(conn, tor_proxyaddr,
diff --git a/gossipd/tor.h b/gossipd/tor.h
index 4d8f76bb5..b265b753d 100644
--- a/gossipd/tor.h
+++ b/gossipd/tor.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ struct reaching;
 
 struct io_plan *io_tor_connect(struct io_conn *conn,
 			       const struct addrinfo *tor_proxyaddr,
-			       const struct wireaddr *addr,
+			       const char *host, u16 port,
 			       struct reaching *reach);
 
 #endif /* LIGHTNING_GOSSIPD_TOR_H */