diff --git a/util/network-devp2p/src/host.rs b/util/network-devp2p/src/host.rs
index a16f9625229..27949839f41 100644
--- a/util/network-devp2p/src/host.rs
+++ b/util/network-devp2p/src/host.rs
@@ -842,6 +842,7 @@ impl Host {
 				if duplicate {
 					trace!(target: "network", "Rejected duplicate connection: {}", token);
 					session.lock().disconnect(io, DisconnectReason::DuplicatePeer);
+					drop(handlers);
 					self.kill_connection(token, io, false);
 					return;
 				}