diff --git a/nano/node/election.cpp b/nano/node/election.cpp
index c42b55b771..125c4675fb 100644
--- a/nano/node/election.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/election.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ nano::election::election (nano::node & node_a, std::shared_ptr<nano::block> cons
 	live_vote_action (live_vote_action_a),
 	node (node_a),
 	behavior_m (election_behavior_a),
-	status ({ block_a, 0, 0, std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds> (std::chrono::system_clock::now ().time_since_epoch ()), std::chrono::duration_values<std::chrono::milliseconds>::zero (), 0, 0, 1, 0, nano::election_status_type::ongoing }),
+	status (block_a),
 	height (block_a->sideband ().height),
 	root (block_a->root ()),
 	qualified_root (block_a->qualified_root ())
diff --git a/nano/node/election_status.hpp b/nano/node/election_status.hpp
index a69a490982..d75b7e3a99 100644
--- a/nano/node/election_status.hpp
+++ b/nano/node/election_status.hpp
@@ -39,5 +39,14 @@ class election_status final
 	unsigned block_count{ 0 };
 	unsigned voter_count{ 0 };
 	election_status_type type{ nano::election_status_type::inactive_confirmation_height };
+
+	election_status () = default;
+
+	election_status (std::shared_ptr<nano::block> block_a, election_status_type type_a = nano::election_status_type::ongoing) :
+		winner (block_a),
+		type (type_a)
+	{
+		block_count = 1;
+	}
 };
 }
diff --git a/nano/node/json_handler.cpp b/nano/node/json_handler.cpp
index 735da1e0a4..708e0e3f98 100644
--- a/nano/node/json_handler.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/json_handler.cpp
@@ -1196,7 +1196,7 @@ void nano::json_handler::block_confirm ()
 			else
 			{
 				// Add record in confirmation history for confirmed block
-				nano::election_status status{ block_l, 0, 0, std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds> (std::chrono::system_clock::now ().time_since_epoch ()), std::chrono::duration_values<std::chrono::milliseconds>::zero (), 0, 0, 1, 0, nano::election_status_type::active_confirmation_height };
+				nano::election_status status{ block_l, nano::election_status_type::active_confirmation_height };
 				node.active.recently_cemented.put (status);
 				// Trigger callback for confirmed block
 				auto account = block_l->account ();