diff --git a/client/src/quic_client.rs b/client/src/quic_client.rs
index 7c57fa3b33..1ce44feb8b 100644
--- a/client/src/quic_client.rs
+++ b/client/src/quic_client.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ impl TpuConnection for QuicTpuConnection {
         let _lock = ASYNC_TASK_SEMAPHORE.acquire();
         let inner = self.inner.clone();
 
-        _ = RUNTIME
+        let _handle = RUNTIME
             .spawn(async move { send_wire_transaction_async(inner, wire_transaction).await });
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ impl TpuConnection for QuicTpuConnection {
     fn send_wire_transaction_batch_async(&self, buffers: Vec<Vec<u8>>) -> TransportResult<()> {
         let _lock = ASYNC_TASK_SEMAPHORE.acquire();
         let inner = self.inner.clone();
-        _ = RUNTIME.spawn(async move { send_wire_transaction_batch_async(inner, buffers).await });
+        let _handle =
+            RUNTIME.spawn(async move { send_wire_transaction_batch_async(inner, buffers).await });
         Ok(())
     }
 }
diff --git a/quic-client/src/quic_client.rs b/quic-client/src/quic_client.rs
index 271429326a..0cc5c9e353 100644
--- a/quic-client/src/quic_client.rs
+++ b/quic-client/src/quic_client.rs
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ impl TpuConnection for QuicTpuConnection {
         let _lock = ASYNC_TASK_SEMAPHORE.acquire();
         let inner = self.inner.clone();
 
-        _ = RUNTIME
+        let _handle = RUNTIME
             .spawn(async move { send_wire_transaction_async(inner, wire_transaction).await });
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -182,7 +182,8 @@ impl TpuConnection for QuicTpuConnection {
     fn send_wire_transaction_batch_async(&self, buffers: Vec<Vec<u8>>) -> TransportResult<()> {
         let _lock = ASYNC_TASK_SEMAPHORE.acquire();
         let inner = self.inner.clone();
-        _ = RUNTIME.spawn(async move { send_wire_transaction_batch_async(inner, buffers).await });
+        let _handle =
+            RUNTIME.spawn(async move { send_wire_transaction_batch_async(inner, buffers).await });
         Ok(())
     }
 }