diff --git a/iOS/SonarKit/SonarClient.mm b/iOS/SonarKit/SonarClient.mm
index b534c8c10..b94d858cd 100644
--- a/iOS/SonarKit/SonarClient.mm
+++ b/iOS/SonarKit/SonarClient.mm
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ using WrapperPlugin = facebook::sonar::SonarCppWrapperPlugin;
 @implementation SonarClient {
   facebook::sonar::SonarClient *_cppClient;
   folly::ScopedEventBaseThread sonarThread;
+  folly::ScopedEventBaseThread connectionThread;
 #if !TARGET_OS_SIMULATOR
  // SKPortForwardingServer *_server;
 #endif
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ using WrapperPlugin = facebook::sonar::SonarCppWrapperPlugin;
         [privateAppDirectory UTF8String],
       },
       sonarThread.getEventBase(),
-      sonarThread.getEventBase()
+      connectionThread.getEventBase()
     });
     _cppClient = facebook::sonar::SonarClient::instance();
   }