diff --git a/device/peer.go b/device/peer.go
index ac85c94..96040e6 100644
--- a/device/peer.go
+++ b/device/peer.go
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ func (device *Device) NewPeer(pk NoisePublicKey) (*Peer, error) {
 
 	peer.cookieGenerator.Init(pk)
 	peer.device = device
-	peer.isRunning.Set(false)
 
 	// map public key