diff --git a/IVPNClient/Models/V2Ray/V2RayCore.swift b/IVPNClient/Models/V2Ray/V2RayCore.swift
index 442e47c24..35d1b9a7f 100644
--- a/IVPNClient/Models/V2Ray/V2RayCore.swift
+++ b/IVPNClient/Models/V2Ray/V2RayCore.swift
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ class V2RayCore {
             if stopError != nil {
                 error = stopError as Error?
             }
+            self.instance = nil
         }
 
         return error