diff --git a/src/rpc/server.cpp b/src/rpc/server.cpp
index 0046d4b7f..74dc863ce 100644
--- a/src/rpc/server.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/server.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ using namespace RPCServer;
 using namespace std;
 extern uint16_t ASSETCHAINS_P2PPORT,ASSETCHAINS_RPCPORT;
 
-static bool fRPCRunning = false;
+static std::atomic<bool> fRPCRunning {false};
 static bool fRPCInWarmup = true;
 static std::string rpcWarmupStatus("RPC server started");
 static CCriticalSection cs_rpcWarmup;