diff --git a/sdk/src/client/builder.rs b/sdk/src/client/builder.rs
index 85a9d73678..01a70d101c 100644
--- a/sdk/src/client/builder.rs
+++ b/sdk/src/client/builder.rs
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ impl ClientBuilder {
 
         let node_sync_interval = self.node_manager_builder.node_sync_interval;
         let ignore_node_health = self.node_manager_builder.ignore_node_health;
-        let nodes = self
+        let nodes: HashSet<Node> = self
             .node_manager_builder
             .primary_nodes
             .iter()
@@ -207,7 +207,9 @@ impl ClientBuilder {
         let (mqtt_event_tx, mqtt_event_rx) = tokio::sync::watch::channel(MqttEvent::Connected);
 
         let client_inner = Arc::new(ClientInner {
-            node_manager: RwLock::new(self.node_manager_builder.build(HashSet::new())),
+            // Initially assume all nodes are healthy, so `fetch_network_info()` works. `sync_nodes()` will afterwards
+            // update the healthy nodes.
+            node_manager: RwLock::new(self.node_manager_builder.build(nodes.clone())),
             api_timeout: RwLock::new(self.api_timeout),
             #[cfg(feature = "mqtt")]
             mqtt: super::MqttInner {