diff --git a/internal/p2p/conn/connection.go b/internal/p2p/conn/connection.go
index 6a80417ad..0c05d8724 100644
--- a/internal/p2p/conn/connection.go
+++ b/internal/p2p/conn/connection.go
@@ -807,6 +807,8 @@ func (ch *Channel) sendBytes(bytes []byte) bool {
 		return true
 	case <-time.After(defaultSendTimeout):
 		return false
+	case <-ch.conn.Quit():
+		return false
 	}
 }