diff --git a/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/transport/KeyManagerImpl.java b/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/transport/KeyManagerImpl.java
index b57713680..58aeb7cea 100644
--- a/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/transport/KeyManagerImpl.java
+++ b/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/transport/KeyManagerImpl.java
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class KeyManagerImpl implements KeyManager, Service, EventListener {
 		SecretKey staticMasterKey = transportCrypto
 				.deriveStaticMasterKey(theirPublicKey, ourKeyPair);
 		SecretKey rootKey =
-				transportCrypto.deriveHandshakeRootKey(staticMasterKey, true);
+				transportCrypto.deriveHandshakeRootKey(staticMasterKey, false);
 		boolean alice = transportCrypto.isAlice(theirPublicKey, ourKeyPair);
 		Map<TransportId, KeySetId> ids = new HashMap<>();
 		for (Entry<TransportId, TransportKeyManager> e : managers.entrySet()) {