diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/qenetwork.py b/electrum/gui/qml/qenetwork.py
index cfe0df943..295bbe694 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/qenetwork.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/qenetwork.py
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ class QENetwork(QObject, QtEventListener):
     proxyTorChanged = pyqtSignal()
     @pyqtProperty(bool, notify=proxyTorChanged)
     def isProxyTor(self):
-        return self.network.tor_proxy
+        return bool(self.network.is_proxy_tor)
 
     @pyqtProperty('QVariant', notify=feeHistogramUpdated)
     def feeHistogram(self):
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qt/main_window.py b/electrum/gui/qt/main_window.py
index 76b56e0c7..e169e1b66 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qt/main_window.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/qt/main_window.py
@@ -965,7 +965,7 @@ class ElectrumWindow(QMainWindow, MessageBoxMixin, Logger, QtEventListener):
         balance_text = ""
 
         if self.tor_button:
-            self.tor_button.setVisible(self.network and self.network.tor_proxy)
+            self.tor_button.setVisible(self.network and bool(self.network.is_proxy_tor))
 
         if self.network is None:
             network_text = _("Offline")
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qt/network_dialog.py b/electrum/gui/qt/network_dialog.py
index dfb6265e3..994024669 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qt/network_dialog.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/qt/network_dialog.py
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ class NodesListWidget(QTreeWidget):
     def update(self, *, network: Network, servers: dict):
         self.clear()
 
-        use_tor = network.tor_proxy
+        use_tor = bool(network.is_proxy_tor)
 
         # connected servers
         connected_servers_item = QTreeWidgetItem([_("Connected nodes"), ''])
diff --git a/electrum/network.py b/electrum/network.py
index a76ed826e..46a271695 100644
--- a/electrum/network.py
+++ b/electrum/network.py
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ class Network(Logger, NetworkRetryManager[ServerAddr]):
         self._allowed_protocols = {PREFERRED_NETWORK_PROTOCOL}
 
         self.proxy = None
-        self.tor_proxy = False
+        self.is_proxy_tor = None
         self._init_parameters_from_config()
 
         self.taskgroup = None
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ class Network(Logger, NetworkRetryManager[ServerAddr]):
 
         self.logger.info(f'setting proxy {proxy}')
         self.proxy = proxy
-        self.tor_proxy = False
+        self.is_proxy_tor = False
 
         def tor_probe_task(p):
             assert p is not None
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ class Network(Logger, NetworkRetryManager[ServerAddr]):
         util.trigger_callback('proxy_set', self.proxy)
 
     def _tor_probe_done(self, is_tor: bool):
-        self.tor_proxy = is_tor
+        self.is_proxy_tor = is_tor
         util.trigger_callback('tor_probed', is_tor)
 
     @log_exceptions