diff --git a/ice-server/src/IceServer.cpp b/ice-server/src/IceServer.cpp
index 2d52f9fc82..ac5952ce43 100644
--- a/ice-server/src/IceServer.cpp
+++ b/ice-server/src/IceServer.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ IceServer::IceServer(int argc, char* argv[]) :
     _id(QUuid::createUuid()),
     _serverSocket(),
     _activePeers(),
-    _httpManager(QHostAddress::AnyIPv4, ICE_SERVER_MONITORING_PORT, QString("%1/web/").arg(QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath()), this)
+    _httpManager(QHostAddress::AnyIPv4, ICE_SERVER_MONITORING_PORT, QString("%1/web/").arg(QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath()), this),
+    _networkAccessManager(this)
 {
     // start the ice-server socket
     qDebug() << "ice-server socket is listening on" << ICE_SERVER_DEFAULT_PORT;
@@ -201,8 +202,8 @@ bool IceServer::isVerifiedHeartbeat(const QUuid& domainID, const QByteArray& pla
 
 void IceServer::requestDomainPublicKey(const QUuid& domainID) {
     // send a request to the metaverse API for the public key for this domain
-    QNetworkAccessManager* manager = new QNetworkAccessManager { this };
-    connect(manager, &QNetworkAccessManager::finished, this, &IceServer::publicKeyReplyFinished);
+    
+    connect(&_networkAccessManager, &QNetworkAccessManager::finished, this, &IceServer::publicKeyReplyFinished);
 
     QUrl publicKeyURL { NetworkingConstants::METAVERSE_SERVER_URL };
     QString publicKeyPath = QString("/api/v1/domains/%1/public_key").arg(uuidStringWithoutCurlyBraces(domainID));
@@ -213,7 +214,7 @@ void IceServer::requestDomainPublicKey(const QUuid& domainID) {
 
     qDebug() << "Requesting public key for domain with ID" << domainID;
 
-    manager->get(publicKeyRequest);
+    _networkAccessManager.get(publicKeyRequest);
 }
 
 void IceServer::publicKeyReplyFinished(QNetworkReply* reply) {
diff --git a/ice-server/src/IceServer.h b/ice-server/src/IceServer.h
index 6cc33fd8fc..2f9ee9c727 100644
--- a/ice-server/src/IceServer.h
+++ b/ice-server/src/IceServer.h
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ private:
 
     HTTPManager _httpManager;
 
+    QNetworkAccessManager _networkAccessManager;
+
     using RSAUniquePtr = std::unique_ptr<RSA, std::function<void(RSA*)>>;
     using DomainPublicKeyHash = std::unordered_map<QUuid, RSAUniquePtr>;
     DomainPublicKeyHash _domainPublicKeys;