diff --git a/libp2p/security/base_session.py b/libp2p/security/base_session.py
index ef39f36..e91bc30 100644
--- a/libp2p/security/base_session.py
+++ b/libp2p/security/base_session.py
@@ -20,13 +20,14 @@ class BaseSession(ISecureConn):
         self,
         local_peer: ID,
         local_private_key: PrivateKey,
+        initiator: bool,
         peer_id: Optional[ID] = None,
     ) -> None:
         self.local_peer = local_peer
         self.local_private_key = local_private_key
         self.remote_peer_id = peer_id
         self.remote_permanent_pubkey = None
-        self.initiator = peer_id is not None
+        self.initiator = initiator
 
     def get_local_peer(self) -> ID:
         return self.local_peer
diff --git a/libp2p/security/insecure/transport.py b/libp2p/security/insecure/transport.py
index c7b465d..27efc86 100644
--- a/libp2p/security/insecure/transport.py
+++ b/libp2p/security/insecure/transport.py
@@ -27,9 +27,10 @@ class InsecureSession(BaseSession):
         local_peer: ID,
         local_private_key: PrivateKey,
         conn: ReadWriteCloser,
+        initiator: bool,
         peer_id: Optional[ID] = None,
     ) -> None:
-        super().__init__(local_peer, local_private_key, peer_id)
+        super().__init__(local_peer, local_private_key, initiator, peer_id)
         self.conn = conn
 
     async def write(self, data: bytes) -> int:
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ class InsecureTransport(BaseSecureTransport):
         for an inbound connection (i.e. we are not the initiator)
         :return: secure connection object (that implements secure_conn_interface)
         """
-        session = InsecureSession(self.local_peer, self.local_private_key, conn)
+        session = InsecureSession(self.local_peer, self.local_private_key, conn, False)
         await session.run_handshake()
         return session
 
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ class InsecureTransport(BaseSecureTransport):
         :return: secure connection object (that implements secure_conn_interface)
         """
         session = InsecureSession(
-            self.local_peer, self.local_private_key, conn, peer_id
+            self.local_peer, self.local_private_key, conn, True, peer_id
         )
         await session.run_handshake()
         return session
diff --git a/libp2p/security/secio/transport.py b/libp2p/security/secio/transport.py
index 2291d6a..3dc6534 100644
--- a/libp2p/security/secio/transport.py
+++ b/libp2p/security/secio/transport.py
@@ -57,8 +57,9 @@ class SecureSession(BaseSession):
         remote_peer: PeerID,
         remote_encryption_parameters: AuthenticatedEncryptionParameters,
         conn: MsgIOReadWriter,
+        initiator: bool,
     ) -> None:
-        super().__init__(local_peer, local_private_key, remote_peer)
+        super().__init__(local_peer, local_private_key, initiator, remote_peer)
         self.conn = conn
 
         self.local_encryption_parameters = local_encryption_parameters
@@ -359,6 +360,7 @@ def _mk_session_from(
     local_private_key: PrivateKey,
     session_parameters: SessionParameters,
     conn: MsgIOReadWriter,
+    initiator: bool,
 ) -> SecureSession:
     key_set1, key_set2 = initialize_pair_for_encryption(
         session_parameters.local_encryption_parameters.cipher_type,
@@ -376,6 +378,7 @@ def _mk_session_from(
         session_parameters.remote_peer,
         key_set2,
         conn,
+        initiator,
     )
     return session
 
@@ -406,7 +409,8 @@ async def create_secure_session(
         await conn.close()
         raise e
 
-    session = _mk_session_from(local_private_key, session_parameters, msg_io)
+    initiator = remote_peer is None
+    session = _mk_session_from(local_private_key, session_parameters, msg_io, initiator)
 
     received_nonce = await _finish_handshake(session, remote_nonce)
     if received_nonce != local_nonce: