diff --git a/src/settings.cpp b/src/settings.cpp
index 61d31ad0..a901a3a0 100644
--- a/src/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/settings.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ settings::settings() NOEXCEPT
     provide_witness{ true },
     require_witness{ true },
     provide_filters{ false },
-    provide_privacy{ false },
+    provide_privacy{ true },
     limited_blocks{ false },
     use_gpu{ true },
     cpu_batch_verify{ false },
diff --git a/test/functional/p2p.cpp b/test/functional/p2p.cpp
index 7a153446..3a838fb6 100644
--- a/test/functional/p2p.cpp
+++ b/test/functional/p2p.cpp
@@ -205,11 +205,11 @@ struct p2p_compact_not_current_setup_fixture
     }
 };
 
-BC_AUTO_TEST_CASE(functional_p2p__handshake__default__provides_network_and_witness)
+BC_AUTO_TEST_CASE(functional_p2p__handshake__default__provides_network_witness_and_encryption)
 {
     BC_REQUIRE(handshake());
     BC_REQUIRE_EQUAL(node_version->value, config_.network.protocol_maximum);
-    BC_REQUIRE_EQUAL(node_version->services, service::node_network | service::node_witness);
+    BC_REQUIRE_EQUAL(node_version->services, service::node_network | service::node_witness | service::node_encrypted_transport);
 }
 
 BC_AUTO_TEST_CASE(functional_p2p__ping__nonce__pong_echo)
diff --git a/test/functional/p2p_setup_fixture.cpp b/test/functional/p2p_setup_fixture.cpp
index e16ae5f5..fc763340 100644
--- a/test/functional/p2p_setup_fixture.cpp
+++ b/test/functional/p2p_setup_fixture.cpp
@@ -54,9 +54,10 @@ configuration p2p_setup_fixture::configured(const configurator& configure)
     if (configure)
         configure(config);
 
-    // The store envelope is derived from the configured chain, as at startup.
+    // Derived values are computed from the configuration, as at startup.
     config.database.initialize(config.bitcoin, node_settings.limited_blocks,
         node_settings.silent_start_height);
+    BC_REQUIRE(!network_settings.initialize());
 
     return config;
 }
diff --git a/test/settings.cpp b/test/settings.cpp
index 4cbab0ea..3376e888 100644
--- a/test/settings.cpp
+++ b/test/settings.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ BC_AUTO_TEST_CASE(settings__node__default_context__expected)
     BC_REQUIRE_EQUAL(node.provide_witness, true);
     BC_REQUIRE_EQUAL(node.require_witness, true);
     BC_REQUIRE_EQUAL(node.provide_filters, false);
-    BC_REQUIRE_EQUAL(node.provide_privacy, false);
+    BC_REQUIRE_EQUAL(node.provide_privacy, true);
     BC_REQUIRE_EQUAL(node.limited_blocks, false);
     BC_REQUIRE_EQUAL(node.use_gpu, true);
     BC_REQUIRE_EQUAL(node.cpu_batch_verify, false);
@@ -130,17 +130,23 @@ BC_AUTO_TEST_CASE(settings__node__signet_context__expected)
     BC_REQUIRE_EQUAL(node.batch_verify, 1'000'000_u64);
 }
 
-BC_AUTO_TEST_CASE(settings__services_provided__default__network_witness)
+BC_AUTO_TEST_CASE(settings__services_provided__default__network_witness_v2)
 {
     const node::settings node{};
+    BC_REQUIRE_EQUAL(node.services_provided(), 0x0809_u64);
+}
+
+BC_AUTO_TEST_CASE(settings__services_provided__no_privacy__network_witness)
+{
+    node::settings node{};
+    node.provide_privacy = false;
     BC_REQUIRE_EQUAL(node.services_provided(), 0x0009_u64);
 }
 
-BC_AUTO_TEST_CASE(settings__services_provided__filters_privacy__network_witness_filters_v2)
+BC_AUTO_TEST_CASE(settings__services_provided__filters__network_witness_filters_v2)
 {
     node::settings node{};
     node.provide_filters = true;
-    node.provide_privacy = true;
     BC_REQUIRE_EQUAL(node.services_provided(), 0x0849_u64);
 }