diff --git a/crates/core/src/transport/connection_handler.rs b/crates/core/src/transport/connection_handler.rs
index 56365f9b7..991c1fb0b 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/transport/connection_handler.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/transport/connection_handler.rs
@@ -291,8 +291,8 @@ impl<S: Socket> UdpPacketsListener<S> {
                             let task = tokio::spawn({
                                 let span = tracing::span!(tracing::Level::DEBUG, "gateway_connection");
                                 async move {
-                                    let pinned = Box::pin(gw_ongoing_connection);
-                                    match pinned.await {
+                                    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))
                                     }
@@ -382,8 +382,8 @@ impl<S: Socket> UdpPacketsListener<S> {
                     let task = tokio::spawn({
                         let span = span!(tracing::Level::DEBUG, "traverse_nat");
                         async move {
-                            let pinned = Box::pin(ongoing_connection);
-                            match pinned.await {
+                            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))
                             }