diff --git a/Sources/Punchnet/SDLNoticeClient.swift b/Sources/Punchnet/SDLNoticeClient.swift
index 73d0afc..44cb4b3 100644
--- a/Sources/Punchnet/SDLNoticeClient.swift
+++ b/Sources/Punchnet/SDLNoticeClient.swift
@@ -48,10 +48,6 @@ actor SDLNoticeClient {
         try await self.asyncChannel.executeThenClose { inbound, outbound in
             try await withThrowingTaskGroup(of: Void.self) { group in
                 group.addTask {
-                    defer {
-                        self.writeContinuation.finish()
-                    }
-                    
                     for try await message in self.writeStream {
                         let buf = self.asyncChannel.channel.allocator.buffer(bytes: message)
                         let envelope = AddressedEnvelope<ByteBuffer>(remoteAddress: self.remoteAddress, data: buf)
@@ -72,5 +68,6 @@ actor SDLNoticeClient {
     
     deinit {
         try? self.group.syncShutdownGracefully()
+        self.writeContinuation.finish()
     }
 }