diff --git a/app/Services/Wireguard/LocalWireguardHub.php b/app/Services/Wireguard/LocalWireguardHub.php
index 9021c94..7433a7b 100644
--- a/app/Services/Wireguard/LocalWireguardHub.php
+++ b/app/Services/Wireguard/LocalWireguardHub.php
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ class LocalWireguardHub implements WireguardHub
     public function addPeer(string $publicKey, string $ip): void
     {
         Process::run(['wg', 'set', 'wg0', 'peer', $publicKey, 'allowed-ips', $ip.'/32'])->throw();
-        Process::run('wg-quick save wg0');
+        Process::run('wg-quick save wg0')->throw(); // persist, else the peer is lost on restart
     }
 
     public function removePeer(string $publicKey): void
     {
         Process::run(['wg', 'set', 'wg0', 'peer', $publicKey, 'remove'])->throw();
-        Process::run('wg-quick save wg0');
+        Process::run('wg-quick save wg0')->throw(); // persist, else the peer is lost on restart
     }
 
     public function endpoint(): string