diff --git a/crates/core/src/transport/connection_handler.rs b/crates/core/src/transport/connection_handler.rs
index 991c1fb0b..d5903fe5d 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/transport/connection_handler.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/transport/connection_handler.rs
@@ -292,9 +292,10 @@ impl<S: Socket> UdpPacketsListener<S> {
                                 let span = tracing::span!(tracing::Level::DEBUG, "gateway_connection");
                                 async move {
                                     let future = Box::pin(gw_ongoing_connection);
-                                    match futures::Future::poll(Pin::new(&future), &mut std::task::Context::from_waker(futures::task::noop_waker_ref())) {
-                                        Ok(result) => Ok(result),
-                                        Err(error) => Err((error, remote_addr))
+                                    match futures::Future::poll(unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(&mut future) }, &mut std::task::Context::from_waker(futures::task::noop_waker_ref())) {
+                                        std::task::Poll::Ready(Ok(result)) => Ok(result),
+                                        std::task::Poll::Ready(Err(error)) => Err((error, remote_addr)),
+                                        std::task::Poll::Pending => Ok(result)
                                     }
                                 }
                                 .instrument(span)
@@ -383,9 +384,10 @@ impl<S: Socket> UdpPacketsListener<S> {
                         let span = span!(tracing::Level::DEBUG, "traverse_nat");
                         async move {
                             let future = Box::pin(ongoing_connection);
-                            match futures::Future::poll(Pin::new(&future), &mut std::task::Context::from_waker(futures::task::noop_waker_ref())) {
-                                Ok(result) => Ok(result),
-                                Err(error) => Err((error, remote_addr))
+                            match futures::Future::poll(unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(&mut future) }, &mut std::task::Context::from_waker(futures::task::noop_waker_ref())) {
+                                std::task::Poll::Ready(Ok(result)) => Ok(result),
+                                std::task::Poll::Ready(Err(error)) => Err((error, remote_addr)),
+                                std::task::Poll::Pending => Ok(result)
                             }
                         }
                         .instrument(span)