diff --git a/tools/chatgui/transport/chat_core.c b/tools/chatgui/transport/chat_core.c
index a7bf899f..45bf8325 100644
--- a/tools/chatgui/transport/chat_core.c
+++ b/tools/chatgui/transport/chat_core.c
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ static void cc_parallel_ready_cb(struct ETCP_CONN* conn, void* arg) {
 
     for (int i = 0; i < st->addr_count; i++) {
         if (st->timers[i]) { uasync_cancel_timeout(st->inst->ua, st->timers[i]); st->timers[i] = NULL; }
-        if (st->conns[i] && i != pctx->addr_index) { etcp_connection_close(st->conns[i]); st->conns[i] = NULL; }
+        if (st->conns[i] && i != pctx->addr_index) { uasync_call_soon(st->inst->ua, st->conns[i], (timeout_callback_t)etcp_connection_close); st->conns[i] = NULL; }
     }
     u_free(pctx);
     cc_parallel_cleanup(st);
@@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ static void ca_ready_cb(struct ETCP_CONN* conn, void* arg) {
                CC_ID, ctx->addr_index, (unsigned long long)st->node_id);
     for (int i = 0; i < st->addr_count; i++) {
         if (st->timers[i]) { uasync_cancel_timeout(st->inst->ua, st->timers[i]); st->timers[i] = NULL; }
-        if (st->conns[i] && i != ctx->addr_index) { etcp_connection_close(st->conns[i]); st->conns[i] = NULL; }
+        if (st->conns[i] && i != ctx->addr_index) { uasync_call_soon(st->inst->ua, st->conns[i], (timeout_callback_t)etcp_connection_close); st->conns[i] = NULL; }
     }
     etcp_conn_remove_ready_cbk(conn, ca_ready_cb, ctx);
     st->result_cb(CONN_MGR_OK, st->node_id, st->result_arg);