diff --git a/otherbackends/raw.c b/otherbackends/raw.c
index 9fc5e4c8..01c776e2 100644
--- a/otherbackends/raw.c
+++ b/otherbackends/raw.c
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ static void raw_log(Plug *plug, Socket *s, PlugLogType type, SockAddr *addr,
         raw->socket_connected = true;
         if (raw->ldisc)
             ldisc_check_sendok(raw->ldisc);
+
+        /* No local authentication phase in this protocol */
+        seat_set_trust_status(raw->seat, false);
     }
 }
 
@@ -210,9 +213,6 @@ static char *raw_init(const BackendVtable *vt, Seat *seat,
     if ((err = sk_socket_error(raw->s)) != NULL)
         return dupstr(err);
 
-    /* No local authentication phase in this protocol */
-    seat_set_trust_status(raw->seat, false);
-
     loghost = conf_get_str(conf, CONF_loghost);
     if (*loghost) {
         char *colon;
diff --git a/otherbackends/supdup.c b/otherbackends/supdup.c
index f9680f30..8f814797 100644
--- a/otherbackends/supdup.c
+++ b/otherbackends/supdup.c
@@ -570,6 +570,9 @@ static void supdup_log(Plug *plug, Socket *s, PlugLogType type, SockAddr *addr,
         supdup->socket_connected = true;
         if (supdup->ldisc)
             ldisc_check_sendok(supdup->ldisc);
+
+        /* No local authentication phase in this protocol */
+        seat_set_trust_status(supdup->seat, false);
     }
 }
 
@@ -812,7 +815,6 @@ static char *supdup_init(const BackendVtable *x, Seat *seat,
      * We next expect a connection message followed by %TDNOP from the server
      */
     supdup->state = CONNECTING;
-    seat_set_trust_status(supdup->seat, false);
 
     /* Make sure the terminal is in UTF-8 mode. */
     c_write(supdup, (unsigned char *)utf8, strlen(utf8));
diff --git a/otherbackends/telnet.c b/otherbackends/telnet.c
index 2f12722c..7f1e4977 100644
--- a/otherbackends/telnet.c
+++ b/otherbackends/telnet.c
@@ -615,6 +615,9 @@ static void telnet_log(Plug *plug, Socket *s, PlugLogType type, SockAddr *addr,
         telnet->socket_connected = true;
         if (telnet->ldisc)
             ldisc_check_sendok(telnet->ldisc);
+
+        /* No local authentication phase in this protocol */
+        seat_set_trust_status(telnet->seat, false);
     }
 }
 
@@ -765,9 +768,6 @@ static char *telnet_init(const BackendVtable *vt, Seat *seat,
     if ((err = sk_socket_error(telnet->s)) != NULL)
         return dupstr(err);
 
-    /* No local authentication phase in this protocol */
-    seat_set_trust_status(telnet->seat, false);
-
     telnet->pinger = pinger_new(telnet->conf, &telnet->backend);
 
     /*