client.go  | 2 +-
 sources.go | 4 +++-

diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index a6b6b21642681f65fdda2dc46c392dff17d1a141..275a267f0ba4fdf567b638f24deaf0942abb895e 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -1312,10 +1312,10 @@ 		}
 	}
 	cl := t.cl
 	cl.AddDhtNodes(spec.DhtNodes)
+	t.UseSources(spec.Sources)
 	cl.lock()
 	defer cl.unlock()
 	t.initialPieceCheckDisabled = spec.DisableInitialPieceCheck
-	t.useSources(spec.Sources)
 	for _, url := range spec.Webseeds {
 		t.addWebSeed(url)
 	}
diff --git a/sources.go b/sources.go
index 4fd44673e41b2cc0c5e0ae2122dbef43db17c7e7..a03b767506a568940e5c2c3d0576d2f92e80dd75 100644
--- a/sources.go
+++ b/sources.go
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ 	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent/bencode"
 	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent/metainfo"
 )
 
-func (t *Torrent) useSources(sources []string) {
+// Add HTTP endpoints that serve the metainfo. They will be used if the torrent info isn't obtained
+// yet. The Client HTTP client is used.
+func (t *Torrent) UseSources(sources []string) {
 	select {
 	case <-t.Closed():
 		return