diff --git a/p2p/discovery/mdns.go b/p2p/discovery/mdns.go
index 2da6618910..bd46438f61 100644
--- a/p2p/discovery/mdns.go
+++ b/p2p/discovery/mdns.go
@@ -119,8 +119,9 @@ func (m *mdnsService) Close() error {
 }
 
 func (m *mdnsService) pollForEntries(ctx context.Context) {
-
 	ticker := time.NewTicker(m.interval)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+
 	for {
 		//execute mdns query right away at method call and then with every tick
 		entriesCh := make(chan *mdns.ServiceEntry, 16)