diff --git a/core/core.go b/core/core.go
index 9615f47e49b..4c46d7dcff5 100644
--- a/core/core.go
+++ b/core/core.go
@@ -249,6 +249,12 @@ func (n *IpfsNode) startOnlineServices(ctx context.Context, routingOption Routin
 		libp2pOpts = append(libp2pOpts, libp2p.EnableRelay(opts...))
 	}
 
+	// disable the default listen addrs
+	libp2pOpts = append(libp2pOpts, libp2p.NoListenAddrs)
+
+	// explicitly enable the default transports
+	libp2pOpts = append(libp2pOpts, libp2p.DefaultTransports)
+
 	if cfg.Experimental.QUIC {
 		libp2pOpts = append(libp2pOpts, libp2p.Transport(quic.NewTransport))
 	}
diff --git a/test/sharness/t0125-twonode.sh b/test/sharness/t0125-twonode.sh
index 938e7e99dea..b0032f8b16f 100755
--- a/test/sharness/t0125-twonode.sh
+++ b/test/sharness/t0125-twonode.sh
@@ -89,6 +89,12 @@ test_expect_success "set up tcp testbed" '
   iptb init -n 2 -p 0 -f --bootstrap=none
 '
 
+# Enable quic but don't use it yet.
+test_expect_success "enable QUIC experiment" '
+  ipfsi 0 config --json Experimental.QUIC true &&
+  ipfsi 1 config --json Experimental.QUIC true
+'
+
 # test multiplex muxer
 echo "Running advanced tests with mplex"
 export LIBP2P_MUX_PREFS="/mplex/6.7.0"
@@ -101,11 +107,6 @@ run_advanced_test
 
 # test QUIC
 echo "Running advanced tests over QUIC"
-test_expect_success "enable QUIC experiment" '
-  ipfsi 0 config --json Experimental.QUIC true &&
-  ipfsi 1 config --json Experimental.QUIC true
-'
-
 addr1='"[\"/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/0/quic/\"]"'
 addr2='"[\"/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/0/quic/\"]"'
 test_expect_success "add QUIC swarm addresses" '