diff --git a/client/internal/peer/conn.go b/client/internal/peer/conn.go
index baf1a2db4..85f94b53f 100644
--- a/client/internal/peer/conn.go
+++ b/client/internal/peer/conn.go
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ type Conn struct {
 
 	workerICE   *WorkerICE
 	workerRelay *WorkerRelay
+	wgWatcherWg sync.WaitGroup
 
 	connIDRelay          nbnet.ConnectionID
 	connIDICE            nbnet.ConnectionID
@@ -211,6 +212,7 @@ func (conn *Conn) startHandshakeAndReconnect(ctx context.Context) {
 // Close closes this peer Conn issuing a close event to the Conn closeCh
 func (conn *Conn) Close() {
 	conn.mu.Lock()
+	defer conn.wgWatcherWg.Wait()
 	defer conn.mu.Unlock()
 
 	conn.log.Infof("close peer connection")
@@ -252,6 +254,7 @@ func (conn *Conn) Close() {
 	}
 
 	conn.setStatusToDisconnected()
+	conn.log.Infof("peer connection has been closed")
 }
 
 // OnRemoteAnswer handles an offer from the remote peer and returns true if the message was accepted, false otherwise
@@ -362,6 +365,7 @@ func (conn *Conn) onICEConnectionIsReady(priority ConnPriority, iceConnInfo ICEC
 	}
 
 	conn.workerRelay.DisableWgWatcher()
+	// todo consider to run conn.wgWatcherWg.Wait() here
 
 	if conn.wgProxyRelay != nil {
 		conn.wgProxyRelay.Pause()
@@ -407,7 +411,12 @@ func (conn *Conn) onICEStateDisconnected() {
 		if err := conn.configureWGEndpoint(conn.wgProxyRelay.EndpointAddr()); err != nil {
 			conn.log.Errorf("failed to switch to relay conn: %v", err)
 		}
-		conn.workerRelay.EnableWgWatcher(conn.ctx)
+
+		conn.wgWatcherWg.Add(1)
+		go func() {
+			defer conn.wgWatcherWg.Done()
+			conn.workerRelay.EnableWgWatcher(conn.ctx)
+		}()
 		conn.currentConnPriority = connPriorityRelay
 	} else {
 		conn.log.Infof("ICE disconnected, do not switch to Relay. Reset priority to: %s", connPriorityNone.String())
@@ -476,7 +485,12 @@ func (conn *Conn) onRelayConnectionIsReady(rci RelayConnInfo) {
 		conn.log.Errorf("Failed to update WireGuard peer configuration: %v", err)
 		return
 	}
-	conn.workerRelay.EnableWgWatcher(conn.ctx)
+
+	conn.wgWatcherWg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer conn.wgWatcherWg.Done()
+		conn.workerRelay.EnableWgWatcher(conn.ctx)
+	}()
 
 	wgConfigWorkaround()
 	conn.currentConnPriority = connPriorityRelay
diff --git a/client/internal/peer/wg_watcher.go b/client/internal/peer/wg_watcher.go
index 49049b3d0..589f405bc 100644
--- a/client/internal/peer/wg_watcher.go
+++ b/client/internal/peer/wg_watcher.go
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ type WGWatcher struct {
 	ctx       context.Context
 	ctxCancel context.CancelFunc
 	ctxLock   sync.Mutex
-	waitGroup sync.WaitGroup
 }
 
 func NewWGWatcher(log *log.Entry, wgIfaceStater WGInterfaceStater, peerKey string, stateDump *stateDump) *WGWatcher {
@@ -48,24 +47,24 @@ func NewWGWatcher(log *log.Entry, wgIfaceStater WGInterfaceStater, peerKey strin
 func (w *WGWatcher) EnableWgWatcher(parentCtx context.Context, onDisconnectedFn func()) {
 	w.log.Debugf("enable WireGuard watcher")
 	w.ctxLock.Lock()
-	defer w.ctxLock.Unlock()
 
 	if w.ctx != nil && w.ctx.Err() == nil {
 		w.log.Errorf("WireGuard watcher already enabled")
+		w.ctxLock.Unlock()
 		return
 	}
 
 	ctx, ctxCancel := context.WithCancel(parentCtx)
 	w.ctx = ctx
 	w.ctxCancel = ctxCancel
+	w.ctxLock.Unlock()
 
 	initialHandshake, err := w.wgState()
 	if err != nil {
 		w.log.Warnf("failed to read initial wg stats: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	w.waitGroup.Add(1)
-	go w.periodicHandshakeCheck(ctx, ctxCancel, onDisconnectedFn, initialHandshake)
+	w.periodicHandshakeCheck(ctx, ctxCancel, onDisconnectedFn, initialHandshake)
 }
 
 // DisableWgWatcher stops the WireGuard watcher and wait for the watcher to exit
@@ -81,13 +80,11 @@ func (w *WGWatcher) DisableWgWatcher() {
 
 	w.ctxCancel()
 	w.ctxCancel = nil
-	w.waitGroup.Wait()
 }
 
 // wgStateCheck help to check the state of the WireGuard handshake and relay connection
 func (w *WGWatcher) periodicHandshakeCheck(ctx context.Context, ctxCancel context.CancelFunc, onDisconnectedFn func(), initialHandshake time.Time) {
 	w.log.Infof("WireGuard watcher started")
-	defer w.waitGroup.Done()
 
 	timer := time.NewTimer(wgHandshakeOvertime)
 	defer timer.Stop()
diff --git a/client/internal/peer/wg_watcher_test.go b/client/internal/peer/wg_watcher_test.go
index dfd11e74f..8bfb1af4c 100644
--- a/client/internal/peer/wg_watcher_test.go
+++ b/client/internal/peer/wg_watcher_test.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func TestWGWatcher_EnableWgWatcher(t *testing.T) {
 	defer cancel()
 
 	onDisconnected := make(chan struct{}, 1)
-	watcher.EnableWgWatcher(ctx, func() {
+	go watcher.EnableWgWatcher(ctx, func() {
 		mlog.Infof("onDisconnectedFn")
 		onDisconnected <- struct{}{}
 	})
@@ -79,10 +79,11 @@ func TestWGWatcher_ReEnable(t *testing.T) {
 
 	onDisconnected := make(chan struct{}, 1)
 
-	watcher.EnableWgWatcher(ctx, func() {})
+	go watcher.EnableWgWatcher(ctx, func() {})
+	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 	watcher.DisableWgWatcher()
 
-	watcher.EnableWgWatcher(ctx, func() {
+	go watcher.EnableWgWatcher(ctx, func() {
 		onDisconnected <- struct{}{}
 	})