diff --git a/lib/raft/raft.go b/lib/raft/raft.go
index 264615f..14fa55b 100644
--- a/lib/raft/raft.go
+++ b/lib/raft/raft.go
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@
 	r.Lock()
 	if r.role == RoleStopped {
 		r.Unlock()
+		r.cancel() // in case *r never got out of RoleStopped
 		return
 	}
 	r.role = RoleStopped