diff --git a/protocols/relay/src/behaviour/handler.rs b/protocols/relay/src/behaviour/handler.rs
index 120e980c001..20b7a01af14 100644
--- a/protocols/relay/src/behaviour/handler.rs
+++ b/protocols/relay/src/behaviour/handler.rs
@@ -351,19 +351,7 @@ impl IntoConnectionHandler for Prototype {
             // Deny all substreams on relayed connection.
             Either::Right(dummy::ConnectionHandler)
         } else {
-            Either::Left(Handler {
-                endpoint: endpoint.clone(),
-                config: self.config,
-                queued_events: Default::default(),
-                pending_error: Default::default(),
-                reservation_request_future: Default::default(),
-                circuit_accept_futures: Default::default(),
-                circuit_deny_futures: Default::default(),
-                alive_lend_out_substreams: Default::default(),
-                circuits: Default::default(),
-                active_reservation: Default::default(),
-                keep_alive: KeepAlive::Yes,
-            })
+            Either::Left(Handler::new(self.config, endpoint.clone()))
         }
     }
 
@@ -432,6 +420,22 @@ pub struct Handler {
 }
 
 impl Handler {
+    fn new(config: Config, endpoint: ConnectedPoint) -> Handler {
+        Handler {
+            endpoint,
+            config,
+            queued_events: Default::default(),
+            pending_error: Default::default(),
+            reservation_request_future: Default::default(),
+            circuit_accept_futures: Default::default(),
+            circuit_deny_futures: Default::default(),
+            alive_lend_out_substreams: Default::default(),
+            circuits: Default::default(),
+            active_reservation: Default::default(),
+            keep_alive: KeepAlive::Yes,
+        }
+    }
+
     fn on_fully_negotiated_inbound(
         &mut self,
         FullyNegotiatedInbound {
diff --git a/protocols/relay/src/priv_client/handler.rs b/protocols/relay/src/priv_client/handler.rs
index c9f7c18adbb..922a767cf45 100644
--- a/protocols/relay/src/priv_client/handler.rs
+++ b/protocols/relay/src/priv_client/handler.rs
@@ -141,18 +141,11 @@ impl IntoConnectionHandler for Prototype {
             // Deny all substreams on relayed connection.
             Either::Right(dummy::ConnectionHandler)
         } else {
-            let mut handler = Handler {
-                remote_peer_id: *remote_peer_id,
-                remote_addr: endpoint.get_remote_address().clone(),
-                local_peer_id: self.local_peer_id,
-                queued_events: Default::default(),
-                pending_error: Default::default(),
-                reservation: Reservation::None,
-                alive_lend_out_substreams: Default::default(),
-                circuit_deny_futs: Default::default(),
-                send_error_futs: Default::default(),
-                keep_alive: KeepAlive::Yes,
-            };
+            let mut handler = Handler::new(
+                self.local_peer_id,
+                *remote_peer_id,
+                endpoint.get_remote_address().clone(),
+            );
 
             if let Some(event) = self.initial_in {
                 handler.on_behaviour_event(event)
@@ -213,6 +206,21 @@ pub struct Handler {
 }
 
 impl Handler {
+    fn new(local_peer_id: PeerId, remote_peer_id: PeerId, remote_addr: Multiaddr) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            local_peer_id,
+            remote_peer_id,
+            remote_addr,
+            queued_events: Default::default(),
+            pending_error: Default::default(),
+            reservation: Reservation::None,
+            alive_lend_out_substreams: Default::default(),
+            circuit_deny_futs: Default::default(),
+            send_error_futs: Default::default(),
+            keep_alive: KeepAlive::Yes,
+        }
+    }
+
     fn on_fully_negotiated_inbound(
         &mut self,
         FullyNegotiatedInbound {