diff --git a/capnp-rpc-net/restorer.ml b/capnp-rpc-net/restorer.ml
index 89df928f..88cc10ef 100644
--- a/capnp-rpc-net/restorer.ml
+++ b/capnp-rpc-net/restorer.ml
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ let fn (r:t) =
   fun k object_id ->
   match r object_id with
   | r -> k r
+  | exception (Eio.Cancel.Cancelled _ as ex) ->
+    k (reject Capnp_rpc.Exception.cancelled);
+    raise ex
   | exception ex ->
     Log.err (fun f -> f "Uncaught exception restoring object: %a" Fmt.exn ex);
     k (reject (Capnp_rpc.Exception.v "Internal error restoring object"))
diff --git a/test-lwt/test_lwt.ml b/test-lwt/test_lwt.ml
index c42fe1f4..fda3e0b1 100644
--- a/test-lwt/test_lwt.ml
+++ b/test-lwt/test_lwt.ml
@@ -710,7 +710,8 @@ let test_late_bootstrap ~net =
       let make_sturdy () _id = assert false
       let load () _sr _name =
         Promise.resolve set_connected ();
-        Promise.await service
+        Promise.await service;
+        Capnp_rpc_net.Restorer.grant @@ Echo.local ()
     end in
     let table = Capnp_rpc_net.Restorer.Table.of_loader ~sw:server_sw (module Loader) () in
     let restore = Restorer.of_table table in
@@ -719,7 +720,7 @@ let test_late_bootstrap ~net =
     Promise.await connected;
     Eio.Cancel.protect @@ fun () ->
     Switch.fail client_switch Simulated_failure;
-    Promise.resolve set_service @@ Capnp_rpc_net.Restorer.grant @@ Echo.local ();
+    Promise.resolve set_service ();
     let service = Capability.await_settled service |> Result.get_error in
     Logs.info (fun f -> f "client got: %a" Capnp_rpc.Exception.pp service);
     assert (service.Capnp_rpc.Exception.ty = `Disconnected);