diff --git a/src/modules/rpc/server.ts b/src/modules/rpc/server.ts
index 9ed7833..c182a3a 100644
--- a/src/modules/rpc/server.ts
+++ b/src/modules/rpc/server.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ export function setupStream(stream: SecretStream) {
     id: RPC_PROTOCOL_ID,
     valueEncoding: c.json,
   });
+
+  return stream[RPC_PROTOCOL_SYMBOL];
 }
 
 export class RPCServer extends EventEmitter {