diff --git a/veilid-core/src/network_connection.rs b/veilid-core/src/network_connection.rs
index 5c8cc4ab..8ca70b5d 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/network_connection.rs
+++ b/veilid-core/src/network_connection.rs
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ struct NetworkConnectionInner {
 struct NetworkConnectionArc {
     descriptor: ConnectionDescriptor,
     established_time: u64,
+    stopper: Eventual,
     inner: AsyncMutex<NetworkConnectionInner>,
 }