diff --git a/packages/bitcore-node/src/providers/chain-state/evm/p2p/p2p.ts b/packages/bitcore-node/src/providers/chain-state/evm/p2p/p2p.ts
index c056baa06ee..489d22234d9 100644
--- a/packages/bitcore-node/src/providers/chain-state/evm/p2p/p2p.ts
+++ b/packages/bitcore-node/src/providers/chain-state/evm/p2p/p2p.ts
@@ -383,6 +383,7 @@ export class EVMP2pWorker extends BaseP2PWorker<IEVMBlock> {
     this.multiThreadSync.stop();
     logger.debug(`Stopping worker for chain ${this.chain} ${this.network}`);
     await this.disconnect();
+    setTimeout(BaseEVMStateProvider.teardownRpcs, 100);
   }
 
   async start() {