diff --git a/common/client-core/src/client/mix_traffic/mod.rs b/common/client-core/src/client/mix_traffic/mod.rs
index 37f88ea66a..b7bd3767d3 100644
--- a/common/client-core/src/client/mix_traffic/mod.rs
+++ b/common/client-core/src/client/mix_traffic/mod.rs
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ impl MixTrafficController {
                                 error!("Failed to send sphinx packet to the gateway {MAX_FAILURE_COUNT} times in a row - assuming the gateway is dead");
                                 // Do we need to handle the embedded mixnet client case
                                 // separately?
+                                self.shutdown_token.cancel();
                                 break;
                             }
                         }