diff --git a/src/NexusMods.SingleProcess/CliServer.cs b/src/NexusMods.SingleProcess/CliServer.cs
index 6496719da..a011af551 100644
--- a/src/NexusMods.SingleProcess/CliServer.cs
+++ b/src/NexusMods.SingleProcess/CliServer.cs
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ private Task StartTcpListenerAsync()
 
     private async Task StartListeningAsync()
     {
-        while (!_cancellationTokenSource.IsCancellationRequested)
+        while (_started && !_cancellationTokenSource.IsCancellationRequested)
         {
             try
             {