diff --git a/coreapi/linphonecore.c b/coreapi/linphonecore.c
index c95bfc69a..ab5897400 100644
--- a/coreapi/linphonecore.c
+++ b/coreapi/linphonecore.c
@@ -5665,6 +5665,7 @@ static void set_network_reachable(LinphoneCore* lc,bool_t isReachable, time_t cu
 		LinphoneProxyConfig *cfg=(LinphoneProxyConfig*)elem->data;
 		if (linphone_proxy_config_register_enabled(cfg) ) {
 			if (!isReachable) {
+				linphone_proxy_config_stop_refreshing(cfg);
 				linphone_proxy_config_set_state(cfg, LinphoneRegistrationNone,"Registration impossible (network down)");
 			}else{
 				cfg->commit=TRUE;
diff --git a/coreapi/private.h b/coreapi/private.h
index 57228ad3c..1c670ce93 100644
--- a/coreapi/private.h
+++ b/coreapi/private.h
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ const char *linphone_core_get_nat_address_resolved(LinphoneCore *lc);
 
 int linphone_proxy_config_send_publish(LinphoneProxyConfig *cfg, LinphonePresenceModel *presence);
 void linphone_proxy_config_set_state(LinphoneProxyConfig *cfg, LinphoneRegistrationState rstate, const char *message);
+void linphone_proxy_config_stop_refreshing(LinphoneProxyConfig *obj);
 void linphone_proxy_config_write_all_to_config_file(LinphoneCore *lc);
 /*
  * returns service route as defined in as defined by rfc3608, might be a list instead of just one.
diff --git a/coreapi/proxy.c b/coreapi/proxy.c
index 3e692c44b..dd34e49fe 100644
--- a/coreapi/proxy.c
+++ b/coreapi/proxy.c
@@ -266,6 +266,17 @@ void linphone_proxy_config_apply(LinphoneProxyConfig *obj,LinphoneCore *lc){
 	linphone_proxy_config_done(obj);
 }
 
+void linphone_proxy_config_stop_refreshing(LinphoneProxyConfig *obj){
+	if (obj->publish_op){
+		sal_op_release(obj->publish_op);
+		obj->publish_op=NULL;
+	}
+	if (obj->op){
+		sal_op_release(obj->op);
+		obj->op=NULL;
+	}
+}
+
 LinphoneAddress *guess_contact_for_register(LinphoneProxyConfig *obj){
 	LinphoneAddress *ret=NULL;
 	LinphoneAddress *proxy=linphone_address_new(obj->reg_proxy);