diff --git a/common/route.c b/common/route.c
index 63a881bf7907..a772aaa1d95c 100644
--- a/common/route.c
+++ b/common/route.c
@@ -107,7 +107,9 @@ static bool dijkstra_to_hops(struct route_hop **hops,
 	/* Find other end of channel. */
 	next = gossmap_nth_node(gossmap, c, !(*hops)[num_hops].direction);
 	gossmap_node_get_id(gossmap, next, &(*hops)[num_hops].node_id);
-	if (gossmap_node_get_feature(gossmap, next, OPT_VAR_ONION) != -1)
+	/* If we don't have a node_announcement, we *assume* modern */
+	if (next->nann_off == 0
+	    || gossmap_node_get_feature(gossmap, next, OPT_VAR_ONION) != -1)
 		(*hops)[num_hops].style = ROUTE_HOP_TLV;
 	else
 		(*hops)[num_hops].style = ROUTE_HOP_LEGACY;
diff --git a/tests/test_pay.py b/tests/test_pay.py
index e39af35e3027..6f73e788cdec 100644
--- a/tests/test_pay.py
+++ b/tests/test_pay.py
@@ -2464,6 +2464,8 @@ def test_error_returns_blockheight(node_factory, bitcoind):
 
 @pytest.mark.developer('Needs dev-routes')
 def test_tlv_or_legacy(node_factory, bitcoind):
+    # Ideally we'd test with l2 NOT var-onion, but then it can no longer connect
+    # to us!
     l1, l2, l3 = node_factory.line_graph(3,
                                          opts={'plugin': os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'tests/plugins/print_htlc_onion.py')})
 
@@ -2482,8 +2484,8 @@ def test_tlv_or_legacy(node_factory, bitcoind):
                                                    'cltv_expiry_delta': 6}]]})['bolt11']
     l1.rpc.pay(inv)
 
-    # Since L1 hasn't seen broadcast, it doesn't know L2 is TLV, but invoice tells it about L3
-    l2.daemon.wait_for_log("Got onion.*'type': 'legacy'")
+    # Since L1 hasn't seen broadcast, it doesn't know L2 isn't TLV, but invoice tells it about L3
+    l2.daemon.wait_for_log("Got onion.*'type': 'tlv'")
     l3.daemon.wait_for_log("Got onion.*'type': 'tlv'")
 
     # We need 5 more blocks to announce l1->l2 channel.