diff --git a/src/proxy/tcp_proxy_client.c b/src/proxy/tcp_proxy_client.c
index d49f5904..da6402d7 100644
--- a/src/proxy/tcp_proxy_client.c
+++ b/src/proxy/tcp_proxy_client.c
@@ -588,12 +588,11 @@ void tcp_proxy_client_destroy(struct tcp_proxy_client* p) {
     udp_proxy_destroy(p->inst);
     icmp_proxy_destroy(p->inst);
 
-    if (p->lwip) { lwip_tcp_destroy(p->lwip); p->lwip = NULL; }
-
     struct tcp_proxy_client_conn* pc = p->conns;
     while (pc) {
         struct tcp_proxy_client_conn* next = pc->next;
-        if (pc->pcb) { tcp_arg(pc->pcb, NULL); tcp_abort(pc->pcb); pc->pcb = NULL; }
+        if (pc->pcb && pc->pcb->state != CLOSED) { tcp_arg(pc->pcb, NULL); tcp_abort(pc->pcb); }
+        pc->pcb = NULL;
         if (pc->to_lwip) {
             struct ll_entry *e;
             while ((e = queue_data_get(pc->to_lwip))) { queue_dgram_free(e); queue_entry_free(e); }
@@ -605,6 +604,8 @@ void tcp_proxy_client_destroy(struct tcp_proxy_client* p) {
     }
     p->conns = NULL;
 
+    if (p->lwip) { lwip_tcp_destroy(p->lwip); p->lwip = NULL; }
+
     if (p->tun) tun_close(p->tun);
     if (p->entry_pool) memory_pool_destroy(p->entry_pool);
     u_free(p);