diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
index 2fb2a1ac3..a22edca01 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
@@ -1146,7 +1146,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
     const bool res = m_mempool.add_tx(tx, tx_hash, blob, tx_weight, tvc, tx_relay, relayed, version);
 
     // If new incoming tx passed verification and entered the pool, notify ZMQ
-    if (!tvc.m_verifivation_failed && res && matches_category(tx_relay, relay_category::legacy))
+    if (!tvc.m_verifivation_failed && res && matches_category(tvc.m_relay, relay_category::legacy))
     {
       m_blockchain_storage.notify_txpool_event({txpool_event{
         .tx = tx,
diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/tx_pool.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/tx_pool.cpp
index 1890ef903..94ce76457 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/tx_pool.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/tx_pool.cpp
@@ -339,16 +339,16 @@ namespace cryptonote
         MERROR("internal error: error adding transaction to txpool: " << e.what());
         return false;
       }
-
-      static_assert(unsigned(relay_method::none) == 0, "expected relay_method::none value to be zero");
-      if(meta.fee > 0 && tx_relay != relay_method::forward)
-        tvc.m_relay = tx_relay;
     }
 
     tvc.m_verifivation_failed = false;
     if (tvc.m_added_to_pool)
       m_txpool_weight += tx_weight;
 
+    static_assert(unsigned(relay_method::none) == 0, "expected relay_method::none value to be zero");
+    if (meta.fee > 0 && tx_relay != relay_method::forward)
+      tvc.m_relay = tx_relay;
+
     ++m_cookie;
 
     MINFO("Transaction added to pool: txid " << id << " weight: " << tx_weight << " fee/byte: " << (fee / (double)(tx_weight ? tx_weight : 1)) << ", count: " << m_added_txs_by_id.size());