diff --git a/src/Service/ForwardingConnectionHandler.cpp b/src/Service/ForwardingConnectionHandler.cpp
index 03958e16ef..8de8159929 100644
--- a/src/Service/ForwardingConnectionHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/Service/ForwardingConnectionHandler.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ ForwardingConnectionHandler::ForwardingConnectionHandler(Context & global_contex
     handlers.push_back(&error_handler);
     handlers.push_back(&shutdown_handler);
     reactor.addEventHandlers(sock, handlers);
+
+    need_destroy = false;
 }
 
 ForwardingConnectionHandler::~ForwardingConnectionHandler()