diff --git a/src/XrdXrootd/XrdXrootdConfig.cc b/src/XrdXrootd/XrdXrootdConfig.cc
index a90bcd79528..0305c0a2c72 100644
--- a/src/XrdXrootd/XrdXrootdConfig.cc
+++ b/src/XrdXrootd/XrdXrootdConfig.cc
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
 #include "XrdXrootd/XrdXrootdProtocol.hh"
 #include "XrdXrootd/XrdXrootdStats.hh"
 #include "XrdXrootd/XrdXrootdTrace.hh"
+#include "XrdXrootd/XrdXrootdTransit.hh"
 #include "XrdXrootd/XrdXrootdXPath.hh"
 
 #include "Xrd/XrdBuffer.hh"
@@ -332,10 +333,12 @@ int XrdXrootdProtocol::Configure(char *parms, XrdProtocol_Config *pi)
    XrdXrootdFile::Init(Locker, as_nosf == 0);
    if (as_nosf) eDest.Say("Config warning: sendfile I/O has been disabled!");
 
-// Schedule protocol object cleanup
+// Schedule protocol object cleanup (also advise the transit protocol)
 //
    ProtStack.Set(pi->Sched, XrdXrootdTrace, TRACE_MEM);
-   ProtStack.Set((pi->ConnMax/3 ? pi->ConnMax/3 : 30), 60*60);
+   n = (pi->ConnMax/3 ? pi->ConnMax/3 : 30);
+   ProtStack.Set(n, 60*60);
+   XrdXrootdTransit::Init(pi->Sched, n, 60*60);
 
 // Initialize the request ID generation object
 //
diff --git a/src/XrdXrootd/XrdXrootdTransit.cc b/src/XrdXrootd/XrdXrootdTransit.cc
index 6a36584f521..f2141c4be0b 100644
--- a/src/XrdXrootd/XrdXrootdTransit.cc
+++ b/src/XrdXrootd/XrdXrootdTransit.cc
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ extern  XrdOucTrace *XrdXrootdTrace;
 const char *XrdXrootdTransit::reqTab = XrdXrootdTransit::ReqTable();
 
 XrdObjectQ<XrdXrootdTransit>
-           XrdXrootdTransit::ProtStack("ProtStack",
+           XrdXrootdTransit::TranStack("TranStack",
                                        "transit protocol anchor");
 
 /******************************************************************************/
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ XrdXrootdTransit *XrdXrootdTransit::Alloc(XrdXrootd::Bridge::Result *rsltP,
 
 // Simply return a new transit object masquerading as a bridge
 //
-   if (!(xp = ProtStack.Pop())) xp = new XrdXrootdTransit();
+   if (!(xp = TranStack.Pop())) xp = new XrdXrootdTransit();
    xp->Init(rsltP, linkP, seceP, nameP, protP);
    return xp;
 }
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ bool XrdXrootdTransit::Disc()
 
 // Now just free up our object.
 //
-   ProtStack.Push(&ProtLink);
+   TranStack.Push(&TranLink);
    return true;
 }
   
@@ -210,10 +210,18 @@ int XrdXrootdTransit::Fatal(int rc)
 }
 
 /******************************************************************************/
-/* Private:                         I n i t                                   */
+/*                                  I n i t                                   */
 /******************************************************************************/
 
-void XrdXrootdTransit::Init(XrdXrootd::Bridge::Result *respP,
+void XrdXrootdTransit::Init(XrdScheduler *schedP, int qMax, int qTTL)
+{
+   TranStack.Set(schedP, XrdXrootdTrace, TRACE_MEM);
+   TranStack.Set(qMax, qTTL);
+}
+
+/******************************************************************************/
+
+void XrdXrootdTransit::Init(XrdXrootd::Bridge::Result *respP, // Private
                             XrdLink                   *linkP,
                             XrdSecEntity              *seceP,
                             const char                *nameP,
@@ -473,7 +481,7 @@ void XrdXrootdTransit::Recycle(XrdLink *lp, int consec, const char *reason)
 
 // Now just free up our object.
 //
-   ProtStack.Push(&ProtLink);
+   TranStack.Push(&TranLink);
 }
 
 /******************************************************************************/
diff --git a/src/XrdXrootd/XrdXrootdTransit.hh b/src/XrdXrootd/XrdXrootdTransit.hh
index fc9f4a8a443..da12679c69d 100644
--- a/src/XrdXrootd/XrdXrootdTransit.hh
+++ b/src/XrdXrootd/XrdXrootdTransit.hh
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class  XrdOucSFVec;
+class  XrdScheduler;
 class  XrdXrootdTransPend;
 struct iovec;
 
@@ -77,6 +78,12 @@ static int    Attn(XrdLink *lP, short *theSID, int rcode,
 
 bool          Disc();
 
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//! Perform one-time initialization
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+static void Init(XrdScheduler *schedP, int qMax, int qTTL);
+
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //! Handle link activation (replaces parent activation).
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -149,7 +156,7 @@ void          SetWait(int wtime, bool notify=false)
 //! Constructor & Destructor
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-              XrdXrootdTransit() : waitJob(this) {}
+              XrdXrootdTransit() : TranLink(this), waitJob(this) {}
 virtual      ~XrdXrootdTransit() {}
 
 private:
@@ -179,8 +186,8 @@ class WaitReq : public XrdJob
       XrdXrootdTransit *spanP;
      };
 
-static XrdObjectQ<XrdXrootdTransit> ProtStack;
-XrdObject<XrdXrootdTransit>         ProtLink;
+static XrdObjectQ<XrdXrootdTransit> TranStack;
+XrdObject<XrdXrootdTransit>         TranLink;
 
 WaitReq                      waitJob;
 XrdSysMutex                  runMutex;