diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index da864e9fcf..1657813855 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ Changes before Tatum release are not documented in this file.
 #### Fixed
 
 - Fix operator flag voting behavior when using custom gas estimation (https://github.com/streamr-dev/network/pull/2784)
+- Fix a bug causing the inspection process to freeze (https://github.com/streamr-dev/network/pull/2893)
 
 #### Security
 
diff --git a/packages/node/src/plugins/operator/inspectOverTime.ts b/packages/node/src/plugins/operator/inspectOverTime.ts
index e88b7c9557..edf61c2b59 100644
--- a/packages/node/src/plugins/operator/inspectOverTime.ts
+++ b/packages/node/src/plugins/operator/inspectOverTime.ts
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ class InspectionOverTimeTask {
 
     destroy(): void {
         this.abortController.abort()
+        this.doneGate.open()
     }
 
     private async run(): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/packages/node/test/unit/plugins/operator/inspectOverTime.test.ts b/packages/node/test/unit/plugins/operator/inspectOverTime.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4cc0e3150e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/node/test/unit/plugins/operator/inspectOverTime.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import { randomDhtAddress } from '@streamr/dht'
+import { randomEthereumAddress } from '@streamr/test-utils'
+import { StreamPartIDUtils } from '@streamr/utils'
+import { inspectOverTime } from '../../../../src/plugins/operator/inspectOverTime'
+
+describe('inspectOverTime', () => {
+
+    it('getRedundancyFactor() rejects (NET-1377)', async () => {
+        const task = inspectOverTime({
+            target: {
+                sponsorshipAddress: randomEthereumAddress(),
+                operatorAddress: randomEthereumAddress(),
+                streamPart: StreamPartIDUtils.parse('stream#0')
+            },
+            streamrClient: undefined as any,
+            createOperatorFleetState: () => ({
+                getNodeIds: () => [randomDhtAddress()],
+                start: async () => {},
+                waitUntilReady: () => Promise.resolve(),
+                destroy: async () => {}
+            } as any),
+            getRedundancyFactor: () => Promise.reject(new Error('mock-error')),
+            delayBeforeFirstInspectionInMs: 0,
+            heartbeatTimeoutInMs: 0,
+            inspectionIntervalInMs: 1000,
+            maxInspectionCount: 1,
+            waitUntilPassOrDone: true,
+            abortSignal: new AbortController().signal,
+            traceId: ''
+        })
+        await expect(task()).resolves.toEqual([])
+    })
+})