diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/neilalexander/yggdrasil/PacketTunnelProvider.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/neilalexander/yggdrasil/PacketTunnelProvider.kt
index 7259e80..a8e2ca0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/neilalexander/yggdrasil/PacketTunnelProvider.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/neilalexander/yggdrasil/PacketTunnelProvider.kt
@@ -152,8 +152,7 @@ open class PacketTunnelProvider: VpnService() {
             builder.addRoute("2001:4860:4860::8888", 128)
         }
 
-        parcel = builder.establish()
-        val parcel = parcel
+        val parcel = builder.establish()
         if (parcel == null || !parcel.fileDescriptor.valid()) {
             stop()
             return
@@ -172,6 +171,8 @@ open class PacketTunnelProvider: VpnService() {
             updater()
         }
 
+        this.parcel = parcel
+
         var intent = Intent(YGG_STATE_INTENT)
         intent.putExtra("state", STATE_ENABLED)
         LocalBroadcastManager.getInstance(this).sendBroadcast(intent)