diff --git a/cli/src/commands/jupyter/lifecycle.zig b/cli/src/commands/jupyter/lifecycle.zig
index a85ffb5..b07c1fc 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/jupyter/lifecycle.zig
+++ b/cli/src/commands/jupyter/lifecycle.zig
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const ConnectionCtx = struct {
         const ws_url = try config.getWebSocketUrl(allocator);
         errdefer allocator.free(ws_url);
 
-        const client = try ws.Client.connect(allocator, ws_url, config.api_key);
+        var client = try ws.Client.connect(allocator, ws_url, config.api_key);
         errdefer client.close();
 
         const api_key_hash = try crypto.hashApiKey(allocator, config.api_key);