diff --git a/src/runtime2/scheduler.rs b/src/runtime2/scheduler.rs
index cdc329f9892abb8c3a290a7528604c5773899328..c2b6c834d7720443944a418ba07dd0353de7499e 100644
--- a/src/runtime2/scheduler.rs
+++ b/src/runtime2/scheduler.rs
@@ -95,9 +95,7 @@ impl Scheduler {
             let port_info = &component.ctx.ports[port_index];
             if let Some((peer_id, message)) = component.code.control.mark_port_closed(port_info.self_id, &mut component.ctx) {
                 let peer_info = component.ctx.get_peer(peer_id);
-                peer_info.handle.inbox.push(Message::Control(message));
-
-                wake_up_if_sleeping(sched_ctx, peer_id, &peer_info.handle);
+                peer_info.handle.send_message(sched_ctx, Message::Control(message), true);
             }
         }