diff --git a/src/test/fuzz/connman.cpp b/src/test/fuzz/connman.cpp
index d86f45abbfd..17bae4ae75b 100644
--- a/src/test/fuzz/connman.cpp
+++ b/src/test/fuzz/connman.cpp
@@ -188,6 +188,9 @@ FUZZ_TARGET(connman, .init = initialize_connman)
                                       options.onion_binds.empty();
 
                 connman.InitBindsPublic(options);
+            },
+            [&] {
+                connman.SocketHandlerPublic();
             });
     }
     (void)connman.GetAddedNodeInfo(fuzzed_data_provider.ConsumeBool());
diff --git a/src/test/util/net.h b/src/test/util/net.h
index f577e6a4c34..00d318398c6 100644
--- a/src/test/util/net.h
+++ b/src/test/util/net.h
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@ struct ConnmanTestMsg : public CConnman {
         return InitBinds(options);
     }
 
+    void SocketHandlerPublic()
+    {
+        SocketHandler();
+    }
+
     void Handshake(CNode& node,
                    bool successfully_connected,
                    ServiceFlags remote_services,