diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/secure/secio.nim b/libp2p/protocols/secure/secio.nim
index cbb44193a..61e6ef64e 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/secure/secio.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/secure/secio.nim
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ proc transactMessage(conn: Connection,
   except AsyncStreamWriteError:
     trace "Could not write to connection", conn = $conn
 
-method handshake*(s: Secio, conn: Connection): Future[SecureConn] {.async.} =
+method handshake*(s: Secio, conn: Connection, initiator: bool = false): Future[SecureConn] {.async.} =
   var
     localNonce: array[SecioNonceSize, byte]
     remoteNonce: seq[byte]
diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/secure/secure.nim b/libp2p/protocols/secure/secure.nim
index a030f399c..fb8c8e298 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/secure/secure.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/secure/secure.nim
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import secureconn,
 type
   Secure* = ref object of LPProtocol # base type for secure managers
 
-method handshake(s: Secure, conn: Connection): Future[SecureConn] {.async, base.} =
+method handshake(s: Secure, conn: Connection, initiator: bool = true): Future[SecureConn] {.async, base.} =
   doAssert(false, "Not implemented!")
 
 proc readLoop(sconn: SecureConn, stream: BufferStream) {.async.} =