diff --git a/src/HealthChecks.Rabbitmq/RabbitMQHealthCheck.cs b/src/HealthChecks.Rabbitmq/RabbitMQHealthCheck.cs
index 348a693160..134b79d0db 100644
--- a/src/HealthChecks.Rabbitmq/RabbitMQHealthCheck.cs
+++ b/src/HealthChecks.Rabbitmq/RabbitMQHealthCheck.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public async Task<HealthCheckResult> CheckHealthAsync(HealthCheckContext context
     {
         try
         {
-            var connection = _connection ?? await _factory!(_serviceProvider!).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            await using var connection = _connection ?? await _factory!(_serviceProvider!).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
             await using var model = await connection.CreateChannelAsync(cancellationToken: cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);