diff --git a/src/openvpn/networking_iproute2.c b/src/openvpn/networking_iproute2.c
index f091fb3..4685465 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/networking_iproute2.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/networking_iproute2.c
@@ -43,21 +43,19 @@
     {
         ctx->es = c->es;
     }
-    ctx->gc = gc_new();
-
     return 0;
 }
 
 void
 net_ctx_reset(openvpn_net_ctx_t *ctx)
 {
-    gc_reset(&ctx->gc);
+    (void)ctx;
 }
 
 void
 net_ctx_free(openvpn_net_ctx_t *ctx)
 {
-    gc_free(&ctx->gc);
+    (void)ctx;
 }
 
 int
@@ -147,13 +145,15 @@
 net_addr_v4_add(openvpn_net_ctx_t *ctx, const char *iface, const in_addr_t *addr, int prefixlen)
 {
     struct argv argv = argv_new();
+    struct gc_arena gc = gc_new();
 
-    const char *addr_str = print_in_addr_t(*addr, 0, &ctx->gc);
+    const char *addr_str = print_in_addr_t(*addr, 0, &gc);
 
     argv_printf(&argv, "%s addr add dev %s %s/%d broadcast +", iproute_path, iface, addr_str, prefixlen);
     argv_msg(M_INFO, &argv);
     openvpn_execve_check(&argv, ctx->es, S_FATAL, "Linux ip addr add failed");
 
+    gc_free(&gc);
     argv_free(&argv);
 
     return 0;
@@ -164,12 +164,15 @@
                 int prefixlen)
 {
     struct argv argv = argv_new();
-    char *addr_str = (char *)print_in6_addr(*addr, 0, &ctx->gc);
+    struct gc_arena gc = gc_new();
+
+    char *addr_str = (char *)print_in6_addr(*addr, 0, &gc);
 
     argv_printf(&argv, "%s -6 addr add %s/%d dev %s", iproute_path, addr_str, prefixlen, iface);
     argv_msg(M_INFO, &argv);
     openvpn_execve_check(&argv, ctx->es, S_FATAL, "Linux ip -6 addr add failed");
 
+    gc_free(&gc);
     argv_free(&argv);
 
     return 0;
@@ -179,13 +182,16 @@
 net_addr_v4_del(openvpn_net_ctx_t *ctx, const char *iface, const in_addr_t *addr, int prefixlen)
 {
     struct argv argv = argv_new();
-    const char *addr_str = print_in_addr_t(*addr, 0, &ctx->gc);
+    struct gc_arena gc = gc_new();
+
+    const char *addr_str = print_in_addr_t(*addr, 0, &gc);
 
     argv_printf(&argv, "%s addr del dev %s %s/%d", iproute_path, iface, addr_str, prefixlen);
 
     argv_msg(M_INFO, &argv);
     openvpn_execve_check(&argv, ctx->es, 0, "Linux ip addr del failed");
 
+    gc_free(&gc);
     argv_free(&argv);
 
     return 0;
@@ -196,12 +202,15 @@
                 int prefixlen)
 {
     struct argv argv = argv_new();
-    char *addr_str = (char *)print_in6_addr(*addr, 0, &ctx->gc);
+    struct gc_arena gc = gc_new();
+
+    char *addr_str = (char *)print_in6_addr(*addr, 0, &gc);
 
     argv_printf(&argv, "%s -6 addr del %s/%d dev %s", iproute_path, addr_str, prefixlen, iface);
     argv_msg(M_INFO, &argv);
     openvpn_execve_check(&argv, ctx->es, 0, "Linux ip -6 addr del failed");
 
+    gc_free(&gc);
     argv_free(&argv);
 
     return 0;
@@ -212,14 +221,16 @@
                     const in_addr_t *remote)
 {
     struct argv argv = argv_new();
-    const char *local_str = print_in_addr_t(*local, 0, &ctx->gc);
-    const char *remote_str = print_in_addr_t(*remote, 0, &ctx->gc);
+    struct gc_arena gc = gc_new();
+    const char *local_str = print_in_addr_t(*local, 0, &gc);
+    const char *remote_str = print_in_addr_t(*remote, 0, &gc);
 
     argv_printf(&argv, "%s addr add dev %s local %s peer %s", iproute_path, iface, local_str,
                 remote_str);
     argv_msg(M_INFO, &argv);
     openvpn_execve_check(&argv, ctx->es, S_FATAL, "Linux ip addr add failed");
 
+    gc_free(&gc);
     argv_free(&argv);
 
     return 0;
@@ -230,14 +241,16 @@
                     const in_addr_t *remote)
 {
     struct argv argv = argv_new();
-    const char *local_str = print_in_addr_t(*local, 0, &ctx->gc);
-    const char *remote_str = print_in_addr_t(*remote, 0, &ctx->gc);
+    struct gc_arena gc = gc_new();
+    const char *local_str = print_in_addr_t(*local, 0, &gc);
+    const char *remote_str = print_in_addr_t(*remote, 0, &gc);
 
     argv_printf(&argv, "%s addr del dev %s local %s peer %s", iproute_path, iface, local_str,
                 remote_str);
     argv_msg(M_INFO, &argv);
     openvpn_execve_check(&argv, ctx->es, 0, "Linux ip addr del failed");
 
+    gc_free(&gc);
     argv_free(&argv);
 
     return 0;
@@ -248,7 +261,8 @@
                  const char *iface, uint32_t table, int metric)
 {
     struct argv argv = argv_new();
-    const char *dst_str = print_in_addr_t(*dst, 0, &ctx->gc);
+    struct gc_arena gc = gc_new();
+    const char *dst_str = print_in_addr_t(*dst, 0, &gc);
     int ret = 0;
 
     argv_printf(&argv, "%s route add %s/%d", iproute_path, dst_str, prefixlen);
@@ -265,7 +279,7 @@
 
     if (gw)
     {
-        const char *gw_str = print_in_addr_t(*gw, 0, &ctx->gc);
+        const char *gw_str = print_in_addr_t(*gw, 0, &gc);
 
         argv_printf_cat(&argv, "via %s", gw_str);
     }
@@ -276,6 +290,7 @@
         ret = -1;
     }
 
+    gc_free(&gc);
     argv_free(&argv);
 
     return ret;
@@ -286,14 +301,15 @@
                  const struct in6_addr *gw, const char *iface, uint32_t table, int metric)
 {
     struct argv argv = argv_new();
-    char *dst_str = (char *)print_in6_addr(*dst, 0, &ctx->gc);
+    struct gc_arena gc = gc_new();
+    char *dst_str = (char *)print_in6_addr(*dst, 0, &gc);
     int ret = 0;
 
     argv_printf(&argv, "%s -6 route add %s/%d dev %s", iproute_path, dst_str, prefixlen, iface);
 
     if (gw)
     {
-        char *gw_str = (char *)print_in6_addr(*gw, 0, &ctx->gc);
+        char *gw_str = (char *)print_in6_addr(*gw, 0, &gc);
 
         argv_printf_cat(&argv, "via %s", gw_str);
     }
@@ -309,6 +325,7 @@
         ret = -1;
     }
 
+    gc_free(&gc);
     argv_free(&argv);
 
     return ret;
@@ -319,7 +336,8 @@
                  const char *iface, uint32_t table, int metric)
 {
     struct argv argv = argv_new();
-    const char *dst_str = print_in_addr_t(*dst, 0, &ctx->gc);
+    struct gc_arena gc = gc_new();
+    const char *dst_str = print_in_addr_t(*dst, 0, &gc);
     int ret = 0;
 
     argv_printf(&argv, "%s route del %s/%d", iproute_path, dst_str, prefixlen);
@@ -335,6 +353,7 @@
         ret = -1;
     }
 
+    gc_free(&gc);
     argv_free(&argv);
 
     return ret;
@@ -345,14 +364,15 @@
                  const struct in6_addr *gw, const char *iface, uint32_t table, int metric)
 {
     struct argv argv = argv_new();
-    char *dst_str = (char *)print_in6_addr(*dst, 0, &ctx->gc);
+    struct gc_arena gc = gc_new();
+    char *dst_str = (char *)print_in6_addr(*dst, 0, &gc);
     int ret = 0;
 
     argv_printf(&argv, "%s -6 route del %s/%d dev %s", iproute_path, dst_str, prefixlen, iface);
 
     if (gw)
     {
-        char *gw_str = (char *)print_in6_addr(*gw, 0, &ctx->gc);
+        char *gw_str = (char *)print_in6_addr(*gw, 0, &gc);
 
         argv_printf_cat(&argv, "via %s", gw_str);
     }
@@ -368,6 +388,7 @@
         ret = -1;
     }
 
+    gc_free(&gc);
     argv_free(&argv);
 
     return ret;
diff --git a/src/openvpn/networking_iproute2.h b/src/openvpn/networking_iproute2.h
index dd7d8b3..dac5f0d 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/networking_iproute2.h
+++ b/src/openvpn/networking_iproute2.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 struct openvpn_net_ctx
 {
     struct env_set *es;
-    struct gc_arena gc;
 };
 
 typedef struct openvpn_net_ctx openvpn_net_ctx_t;