diff --git a/agent/agent.go b/agent/agent.go
index 822297ad70c3d..b03cdb11c6810 100644
--- a/agent/agent.go
+++ b/agent/agent.go
@@ -245,13 +245,13 @@ func (a *agent) trackConnGoroutine(fn func()) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (a *agent) createTailnet(ctx context.Context, derpMap *tailcfg.DERPMap) (network *tailnet.Conn, err error) {
+func (a *agent) createTailnet(ctx context.Context, derpMap *tailcfg.DERPMap) (_ *tailnet.Conn, err error) {
 	a.closeMutex.Lock()
 	if a.isClosed() {
 		a.closeMutex.Unlock()
 		return nil, xerrors.New("closed")
 	}
-	network, err = tailnet.NewConn(&tailnet.Options{
+	network, err := tailnet.NewConn(&tailnet.Options{
 		Addresses:          []netip.Prefix{netip.PrefixFrom(codersdk.TailnetIP, 128)},
 		DERPMap:            derpMap,
 		Logger:             a.logger.Named("tailnet"),
@@ -266,7 +266,6 @@ func (a *agent) createTailnet(ctx context.Context, derpMap *tailcfg.DERPMap) (ne
 			network.Close()
 		}
 	}()
-	a.network = network
 	a.closeMutex.Unlock()
 
 	sshListener, err := network.Listen("tcp", ":"+strconv.Itoa(codersdk.TailnetSSHPort))