diff --git a/src/core/or/connection_edge.c b/src/core/or/connection_edge.c
index 0eff007e36..ab2acaa39c 100644
--- a/src/core/or/connection_edge.c
+++ b/src/core/or/connection_edge.c
@@ -600,8 +600,7 @@ connected_cell_format_payload(uint8_t *payload_out,
 /* This is an onion service client connection: Export the client circuit ID
  * according to the HAProxy proxy protocol. */
 STATIC void
-export_hs_client_circuit_id(const edge_connection_t *edge_conn,
-                            connection_t *conn,
+export_hs_client_circuit_id(edge_connection_t *edge_conn,
                             hs_circuit_id_protocol_t protocol)
 {
   /* We only support HAProxy right now. */
@@ -633,7 +632,7 @@ export_hs_client_circuit_id(const edge_connection_t *edge_conn,
                gid >> 16, gid & 0x0000ffff,
                dst_ipv6, src_port, dst_port);
 
-  connection_buf_add(buf, strlen(buf), conn);
+  connection_buf_add(buf, strlen(buf), TO_CONN(edge_conn));
 
   tor_free(buf);
 }
@@ -659,14 +658,6 @@ connection_edge_finished_connecting(edge_connection_t *edge_conn)
 
   conn->state = EXIT_CONN_STATE_OPEN;
 
-  /* If it's an onion service connection, we might want to include the proxy
-   * protocol header: */
-  if (edge_conn->hs_ident) {
-    hs_circuit_id_protocol_t circuit_id_protocol =
-      hs_service_exports_circuit_id(&edge_conn->hs_ident->identity_pk);
-    export_hs_client_circuit_id(edge_conn, conn, circuit_id_protocol);
-  }
-
   connection_watch_events(conn, READ_EVENT); /* stop writing, keep reading */
   if (connection_get_outbuf_len(conn)) /* in case there are any queued relay
                                         * cells */
@@ -3452,6 +3443,14 @@ handle_hs_exit_conn(circuit_t *circ, edge_connection_t *conn)
 
   hs_inc_rdv_stream_counter(origin_circ);
 
+  /* If it's an onion service connection, we might want to include the proxy
+   * protocol header: */
+  if (conn->hs_ident) {
+    hs_circuit_id_protocol_t circuit_id_protocol =
+      hs_service_exports_circuit_id(&conn->hs_ident->identity_pk);
+    export_hs_client_circuit_id(conn, circuit_id_protocol);
+  }
+
   /* Connect tor to the hidden service destination. */
   connection_exit_connect(conn);
 
diff --git a/src/core/or/connection_edge.h b/src/core/or/connection_edge.h
index c5ad3128a2..5b694428de 100644
--- a/src/core/or/connection_edge.h
+++ b/src/core/or/connection_edge.h
@@ -246,8 +246,7 @@ STATIC void connection_ap_handshake_rewrite(entry_connection_t *conn,
 
 STATIC int connection_ap_process_http_connect(entry_connection_t *conn);
 STATIC void
-export_hs_client_circuit_id(const edge_connection_t *edge_conn,
-                            connection_t *conn,
+export_hs_client_circuit_id(edge_connection_t *edge_conn,
                             hs_circuit_id_protocol_t protocol);
 
 #endif /* defined(CONNECTION_EDGE_PRIVATE) */
diff --git a/src/test/test_hs_service.c b/src/test/test_hs_service.c
index 955bcc8aff..dace2b63d8 100644
--- a/src/test/test_hs_service.c
+++ b/src/test/test_hs_service.c
@@ -2047,8 +2047,7 @@ test_export_client_circuit_id(void *arg)
   or_circ->global_identifier = 666;
 
   /* Export circuit ID */
-  export_hs_client_circuit_id(edge_conn, conn,
-                              service->config.circuit_id_protocol);
+  export_hs_client_circuit_id(edge_conn, service->config.circuit_id_protocol);
 
   /* Check contents */
   cp1 = buf_get_contents(conn->outbuf, &sz);
@@ -2059,8 +2058,7 @@ test_export_client_circuit_id(void *arg)
   or_circ->global_identifier = 22;
 
   /* check changes */
-  export_hs_client_circuit_id(edge_conn, conn,
-                              service->config.circuit_id_protocol);
+  export_hs_client_circuit_id(edge_conn, service->config.circuit_id_protocol);
   cp2 = buf_get_contents(conn->outbuf, &sz);
   tt_str_op(cp1, OP_NE, cp2);
   tor_free(cp1);
@@ -2068,8 +2066,7 @@ test_export_client_circuit_id(void *arg)
   /* Check that GID with UINT32_MAX works. */
   or_circ->global_identifier = UINT32_MAX;
 
-  export_hs_client_circuit_id(edge_conn, conn,
-                              service->config.circuit_id_protocol);
+  export_hs_client_circuit_id(edge_conn, service->config.circuit_id_protocol);
   cp1 = buf_get_contents(conn->outbuf, &sz);
   tt_str_op(cp1, OP_EQ,
             "PROXY TCP6 fc00:dead:beef:4dad::ffff:ffff ::1 65535 42\r\n");
@@ -2078,8 +2075,7 @@ test_export_client_circuit_id(void *arg)
   /* Check that GID with UINT16_MAX works. */
   or_circ->global_identifier = UINT16_MAX;
 
-  export_hs_client_circuit_id(edge_conn, conn,
-                              service->config.circuit_id_protocol);
+  export_hs_client_circuit_id(edge_conn, service->config.circuit_id_protocol);
   cp1 = buf_get_contents(conn->outbuf, &sz);
   tt_str_op(cp1, OP_EQ,
             "PROXY TCP6 fc00:dead:beef:4dad::0:ffff ::1 65535 42\r\n");
@@ -2088,8 +2084,7 @@ test_export_client_circuit_id(void *arg)
   /* Check that GID with UINT16_MAX + 7 works. */
   or_circ->global_identifier = UINT16_MAX + 7;
 
-  export_hs_client_circuit_id(edge_conn, conn,
-                              service->config.circuit_id_protocol);
+  export_hs_client_circuit_id(edge_conn, service->config.circuit_id_protocol);
   cp1 = buf_get_contents(conn->outbuf, &sz);
   tt_str_op(cp1, OP_EQ, "PROXY TCP6 fc00:dead:beef:4dad::1:6 ::1 6 42\r\n");