diff --git a/gossipd/gossip_store.c b/gossipd/gossip_store.c
index 968c138f6a23..6db129f58595 100644
--- a/gossipd/gossip_store.c
+++ b/gossipd/gossip_store.c
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ u32 gossip_store_load(struct routing_state *rstate, struct gossip_store *gs)
 		case WIRE_NODE_ANNOUNCEMENT:
 			/* In early v23.02 rcs we had zombie node announcements,
 			 * so throw them away here. */
-			if (be16_to_cpu(hdr.flags) & GOSSIP_STORE_ZOMBIE_BIT) {
+			if (zombie) {
 				status_unusual("gossip_store: removing zombie"
 					       " node_announcement from v23.02 rcs");
 				break;
diff --git a/gossipd/routing.c b/gossipd/routing.c
index 11e0c5cd7fee..ef7693f1ac3a 100644
--- a/gossipd/routing.c
+++ b/gossipd/routing.c
@@ -381,6 +381,13 @@ static struct node *new_node(struct routing_state *rstate,
 	return n;
 }
 
+static bool is_chan_zombie(struct chan *chan)
+{
+	if (chan->half[0].zombie || chan->half[1].zombie)
+		return true;
+	return false;
+}
+
 /* We've received a channel_announce for a channel attached to this node:
  * otherwise it's in the map only because it's a peer, or us. */
 static bool node_has_public_channels(struct node *node)
@@ -389,19 +396,12 @@ static bool node_has_public_channels(struct node *node)
 	struct chan *c;
 
 	for (c = first_chan(node, &i); c; c = next_chan(node, &i)) {
-		if (is_chan_public(c))
+		if (is_chan_public(c) && !is_chan_zombie(c))
 			return true;
 	}
 	return false;
 }
 
-static bool is_chan_zombie(struct chan *chan)
-{
-	if (chan->half[0].zombie || chan->half[1].zombie)
-		return true;
-	return false;
-}
-
 static bool is_node_zombie(struct node* node)
 {
 	struct chan_map_iter i;
@@ -1907,7 +1907,7 @@ bool routing_add_node_announcement(struct routing_state *rstate,
 			= gossip_store_add(rstate->gs, msg, timestamp,
 					   node_id_eq(&node_id,
 						      &rstate->local_id),
-					   is_node_zombie(node), spam, NULL);
+					   false, spam, NULL);
 		if (node->bcast.timestamp > rstate->last_timestamp
 		    && node->bcast.timestamp < time_now().ts.tv_sec)
 			rstate->last_timestamp = node->bcast.timestamp;