diff --git a/node/rpcstack.go b/node/rpcstack.go
index ff3e24b63e..15135ee1b7 100644
--- a/node/rpcstack.go
+++ b/node/rpcstack.go
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ func (h *httpServer) doStop() {
 
 	// Shut down the server.
 	httpHandler := h.httpHandler.Load().(*rpcHandler)
-	wsHandler := h.httpHandler.Load().(*rpcHandler)
+	wsHandler := h.wsHandler.Load().(*rpcHandler)
 	if httpHandler != nil {
 		h.httpHandler.Store((*rpcHandler)(nil))
 		httpHandler.server.Stop()