diff --git a/Networking/Sources/MsQuicSwift/QuicConnection.swift b/Networking/Sources/MsQuicSwift/QuicConnection.swift
index 5218d34d..6c67a74d 100644
--- a/Networking/Sources/MsQuicSwift/QuicConnection.swift
+++ b/Networking/Sources/MsQuicSwift/QuicConnection.swift
@@ -272,8 +272,8 @@ private class ConnectionHandle {
         case QUIC_CONNECTION_EVENT_PEER_STREAM_STARTED:
             logger.debug("Peer stream started")
             let streamPtr = event.pointee.PEER_STREAM_STARTED.Stream
-            if let connection {
-                let stream = QuicStream(connection: connection, stream: streamPtr!, handler: connection.handler)
+            if let connection, let streamPtr, connection.api != nil {
+                let stream = QuicStream(connection: connection, stream: streamPtr, handler: connection.handler)
                 connection.handler.streamStarted(connection, stream: stream)
             } else {
                 logger.warning("Stream started but connection is gone?")