diff --git a/native/cpp/CommonCpp/NativeModules/InternalModules/NetworkModule.cpp b/native/cpp/CommonCpp/NativeModules/InternalModules/NetworkModule.cpp
index 4167914a0..25f843530 100644
--- a/native/cpp/CommonCpp/NativeModules/InternalModules/NetworkModule.cpp
+++ b/native/cpp/CommonCpp/NativeModules/InternalModules/NetworkModule.cpp
@@ -1,25 +1,29 @@
 #include "NetworkModule.h"
 #include "Logger.h"
 
 namespace comm {
 void NetworkModule::initializeNetworkModule(
     const std::string &userId,
     const std::string &deviceToken,
     const std::string &hostname) {
   std::string host = (hostname.size() == 0) ? "localhost" : hostname;
   // initialize network module
   // this is going to differ depending on a device
   // 10.0.2.2 for android emulator
   // 192.168.x.x for a physical device etc
   const std::shared_ptr<grpc::ChannelCredentials> credentials =
       (host.substr(0, 5) == "https")
       ? grpc::SslCredentials(grpc::SslCredentialsOptions())
       : grpc::InsecureChannelCredentials();
   this->networkClient.reset(
       new network::Client(host, "50051", credentials, userId, deviceToken));
 }
 
 void NetworkModule::sendPong() {
   Logger::log("Sending PONG");
 }
+
+void NetworkModule::close() {
+  networkClient.reset();
+}
 } // namespace comm
diff --git a/native/cpp/CommonCpp/NativeModules/InternalModules/NetworkModule.h b/native/cpp/CommonCpp/NativeModules/InternalModules/NetworkModule.h
index b39f5e5e5..6ca646489 100644
--- a/native/cpp/CommonCpp/NativeModules/InternalModules/NetworkModule.h
+++ b/native/cpp/CommonCpp/NativeModules/InternalModules/NetworkModule.h
@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "../../grpc/Client.h"
 #include <memory>
 #include <string>
 
 namespace comm {
 class NetworkModule {
   std::unique_ptr<network::Client> networkClient;
 
 public:
   void initializeNetworkModule(
       const std::string &userId,
       const std::string &deviceToken,
       const std::string &hostname = "");
   void sendPong();
+  void close();
 };
 } // namespace comm