diff --git a/binaries/cuprated/src/txpool/dandelion/stem_service.rs b/binaries/cuprated/src/txpool/dandelion/stem_service.rs
index 2debfd42..1a288f3d 100644
--- a/binaries/cuprated/src/txpool/dandelion/stem_service.rs
+++ b/binaries/cuprated/src/txpool/dandelion/stem_service.rs
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ impl Stream for OutboundPeerStream {
                 OutboundPeerStreamState::AwaitingPeer(fut) => {
                     let res = ready!(fut.poll_unpin(cx));
 
+                    self.state = OutboundPeerStreamState::Standby;
+
                     return Poll::Ready(Some(res.map(|res| {
                         let PeerSetResponse::StemPeer(stem_peer) = res else {
                             unreachable!()