diff --git a/veilid-core/src/network_manager/connection_manager.rs b/veilid-core/src/network_manager/connection_manager.rs
index d6350612..e83f069d 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/network_manager/connection_manager.rs
+++ b/veilid-core/src/network_manager/connection_manager.rs
@@ -232,7 +232,8 @@ impl ConnectionManager {
         });
         // Wait for the killed connections to end their recv loops
         let did_kill = !killed.is_empty();
-        for k in killed {
+        for mut k in killed {
+            k.close();
             k.await;
         }
         did_kill