diff --git a/clients/native/src/client/mod.rs b/clients/native/src/client/mod.rs
index eb4f261c9e..3aa4798881 100644
--- a/clients/native/src/client/mod.rs
+++ b/clients/native/src/client/mod.rs
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ impl SocketClient {
 
         let base_builder = self.create_base_client_builder().await?;
         let packet_type = self.config.base.debug.traffic.packet_type;
-        let mut started_client = base_builder.start_base(packet_type).await?;
+        let mut started_client = base_builder.start_base().await?;
         let self_address = started_client.address;
         let client_input = started_client.client_input.register_producer();
         let client_output = started_client.client_output.register_consumer();
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ impl SocketClient {
 
         let base_builder = self.create_base_client_builder().await?;
         let packet_type = self.config.base.debug.traffic.packet_type;
-        let mut started_client = base_builder.start_base(packet_type).await?;
+        let mut started_client = base_builder.start_base().await?;
         let address = started_client.address;
         let client_input = started_client.client_input.register_producer();
         let client_output = started_client.client_output.register_consumer();
diff --git a/common/socks5-client-core/src/lib.rs b/common/socks5-client-core/src/lib.rs
index 7d8b2382ea..dcc77f5a29 100644
--- a/common/socks5-client-core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/common/socks5-client-core/src/lib.rs
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ where
         );
 
         let packet_type = self.config.base.debug.traffic.packet_type;
-        let mut started_client = base_builder.start_base(packet_type).await?;
+        let mut started_client = base_builder.start_base().await?;
         let self_address = started_client.address;
         let client_input = started_client.client_input.register_producer();
         let client_output = started_client.client_output.register_consumer();
diff --git a/sdk/rust/nym-sdk/src/mixnet/client.rs b/sdk/rust/nym-sdk/src/mixnet/client.rs
index 6b52ed626a..a1449407ac 100644
--- a/sdk/rust/nym-sdk/src/mixnet/client.rs
+++ b/sdk/rust/nym-sdk/src/mixnet/client.rs
@@ -472,8 +472,7 @@ where
             base_builder = base_builder.with_topology_provider(topology_provider);
         }
 
-        let packet_type = self.config.packet_type();
-        let started_client = base_builder.start_base(packet_type).await?;
+        let started_client = base_builder.start_base().await?;
         let nym_address = started_client.address;
 
         Ok((started_client, nym_address))