diff --git a/include/transport/user.h b/include/transport/user.h
index 0f5f6c07abb5743100368a124da39809d55bb260..96c63930e8e0d53a08dec1b8b4f9e2e131229005 100644
--- a/include/transport/user.h
+++ b/include/transport/user.h
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ class User {
 		bool m_connected;
 		bool m_readyForConnect;
 		Swift::Timer::ref m_reconnectTimer;
+		boost::shared_ptr<Swift::Connection> connection;
+		friend class NetworkPluginServer;
 };
 
 }