diff --git a/nano/node/network.cpp b/nano/node/network.cpp
index befea2af9..528739133 100644
--- a/nano/node/network.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/network.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ nano::network::network (nano::node & node, uint16_t port) :
 	id{ nano::network_constants::active_network },
 	syn_cookies{ node.network_params.network.max_peers_per_ip, node.logger },
 	resolver{ node.io_ctx },
-	tcp_message_manager{ node.config.tcp_incoming_connections_max },
 	publish_filter{ 256 * 1024 },
 	tcp_channels{ node, [this] (nano::message const & message, std::shared_ptr<nano::transport::channel> const & channel) {
 					 inbound (message, channel);
@@ -73,7 +72,6 @@ void nano::network::stop ()
 
 	tcp_channels.stop ();
 	resolver.cancel ();
-	tcp_message_manager.stop ();
 
 	for (auto & thread : processing_threads)
 	{
diff --git a/nano/node/network.hpp b/nano/node/network.hpp
index 5969333fd..d51aedaa4 100644
--- a/nano/node/network.hpp
+++ b/nano/node/network.hpp
@@ -16,27 +16,6 @@ namespace nano
 {
 class node;
 
-class tcp_message_manager final
-{
-public:
-	tcp_message_manager (unsigned incoming_connections_max_a);
-	void put_message (nano::tcp_message_item const & item_a);
-	nano::tcp_message_item get_message ();
-	// Stop container and notify waiting threads
-	void stop ();
-
-private:
-	nano::mutex mutex;
-	nano::condition_variable producer_condition;
-	nano::condition_variable consumer_condition;
-	std::deque<nano::tcp_message_item> entries;
-	unsigned max_entries;
-	static unsigned const max_entries_per_connection = 16;
-	bool stopped{ false };
-
-	friend class network_tcp_message_manager_Test;
-};
-
 /**
  * Node ID cookies for node ID handshakes
  */
@@ -142,7 +121,6 @@ public:
 	nano::syn_cookies syn_cookies;
 	boost::asio::ip::udp::resolver resolver;
 	nano::peer_exclusion excluded_peers;
-	nano::tcp_message_manager tcp_message_manager;
 	nano::network_filter publish_filter;
 	nano::transport::tcp_channels tcp_channels;
 	std::atomic<uint16_t> port{ 0 };
diff --git a/nano/node/transport/tcp.cpp b/nano/node/transport/tcp.cpp
index e6ddca612..6dab45020 100644
--- a/nano/node/transport/tcp.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/transport/tcp.cpp
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ void nano::transport::channel_tcp::operator() (nano::object_stream & obs) const
 
 nano::transport::tcp_channels::tcp_channels (nano::node & node, std::function<void (nano::message const &, std::shared_ptr<nano::transport::channel> const &)> sink) :
 	node{ node },
+	message_manager{ node.config.tcp_incoming_connections_max },
 	sink{ std::move (sink) }
 {
 }
@@ -295,7 +296,7 @@ void nano::transport::tcp_channels::process_messages ()
 {
 	while (!stopped)
 	{
-		auto item (node.network.tcp_message_manager.get_message ());
+		auto item = message_manager.get_message ();
 		if (item.message != nullptr)
 		{
 			process_message (*item.message, item.endpoint, item.node_id, item.socket);
@@ -364,6 +365,9 @@ void nano::transport::tcp_channels::stop ()
 {
 	stopped = true;
 	nano::unique_lock<nano::mutex> lock{ mutex };
+
+	message_manager.stop ();
+
 	// Close all TCP sockets
 	for (auto const & channel : channels)
 	{
diff --git a/nano/node/transport/tcp.hpp b/nano/node/transport/tcp.hpp
index 0f65b3bd0..fd588eb45 100644
--- a/nano/node/transport/tcp.hpp
+++ b/nano/node/transport/tcp.hpp
@@ -25,6 +25,28 @@ public:
 	nano::account node_id;
 	std::shared_ptr<nano::transport::socket> socket;
 };
+
+class tcp_message_manager final
+{
+public:
+	tcp_message_manager (unsigned incoming_connections_max_a);
+	void put_message (nano::tcp_message_item const & item_a);
+	nano::tcp_message_item get_message ();
+	// Stop container and notify waiting threads
+	void stop ();
+
+private:
+	nano::mutex mutex;
+	nano::condition_variable producer_condition;
+	nano::condition_variable consumer_condition;
+	std::deque<nano::tcp_message_item> entries;
+	unsigned max_entries;
+	static unsigned const max_entries_per_connection = 16;
+	bool stopped{ false };
+
+	friend class network_tcp_message_manager_Test;
+};
+
 namespace transport
 {
 	class tcp_server;
@@ -136,10 +158,14 @@ namespace transport
 		// Connection start
 		void start_tcp (nano::endpoint const &);
 		void start_tcp_receive_node_id (std::shared_ptr<nano::transport::channel_tcp> const &, nano::endpoint const &, std::shared_ptr<std::vector<uint8_t>> const &);
+
+	private: // Dependencies
 		nano::node & node;
 
+	public:
+		nano::tcp_message_manager message_manager;
+
 	private:
-		std::function<void (nano::message const &, std::shared_ptr<nano::transport::channel> const &)> sink;
 		class endpoint_tag
 		{
 		};
@@ -255,6 +281,9 @@ namespace transport
 				mi::member<tcp_endpoint_attempt, std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point, &tcp_endpoint_attempt::last_attempt>>>>
 		attempts;
 		// clang-format on
+
+	private:
+		std::function<void (nano::message const &, std::shared_ptr<nano::transport::channel> const &)> sink;
 		std::atomic<bool> stopped{ false };
 
 		friend class network_peer_max_tcp_attempts_subnetwork_Test;
diff --git a/nano/node/transport/tcp_server.cpp b/nano/node/transport/tcp_server.cpp
index 7e37ef97b..edd7f9663 100644
--- a/nano/node/transport/tcp_server.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/transport/tcp_server.cpp
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ void nano::transport::tcp_server::queue_realtime (std::unique_ptr<nano::message>
 	{
 		return;
 	}
-	node->network.tcp_message_manager.put_message (nano::tcp_message_item{ std::move (message), remote_endpoint, remote_node_id, socket });
+	node->network.tcp_channels.message_manager.put_message (nano::tcp_message_item{ std::move (message), remote_endpoint, remote_node_id, socket });
 }
 
 /*