diff --git a/changes/bug3361 b/changes/bug3361
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..06bd954a0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/bug3361
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+  o Major bugfixes:
+    - Fix a crash bug that could occur when setting a consensus in a
+      non-used flavor without having a current consensus set. Fixes bug
+      3361; bugfix on 0.2.3.1-alpha.
diff --git a/src/or/networkstatus.c b/src/or/networkstatus.c
index 837c8c2bf2..ab1358bca9 100644
--- a/src/or/networkstatus.c
+++ b/src/or/networkstatus.c
@@ -1814,7 +1814,7 @@ networkstatus_set_current_consensus(const char *consensus,
  * valid-after time, declare that our clock is skewed. */
 #define EARLY_CONSENSUS_NOTICE_SKEW 60
 
-  if (now < current_consensus->valid_after - EARLY_CONSENSUS_NOTICE_SKEW) {
+  if (now < c->valid_after - EARLY_CONSENSUS_NOTICE_SKEW) {
     char tbuf[ISO_TIME_LEN+1];
     char dbuf[64];
     long delta = now - c->valid_after;