diff --git a/ccnode/hypervisor/__init__.py b/ccnode/hypervisor/__init__.py
index 8386298b559de033ef2a4cbca6edc449cd94bd75..3757d8033f2fcacc6d26dcaffc10e07d0011906f 100644
--- a/ccnode/hypervisor/__init__.py
+++ b/ccnode/hypervisor/__init__.py
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class Hypervisor(object):
         """
         #: parent MainLoop
         self.main = weakref.proxy(loop)
-        self.rpc_con = weakref.proxy(loop.rpc_con)  # FIXME do we need weakref ?
+        self.rpc_con = loop.rpc_con
         self.async_calls = dict()
 
         #: hv attributes