diff --git a/DuckDuckGo/Application/AppDelegate.swift b/DuckDuckGo/Application/AppDelegate.swift
index 0413ae7648..fd69a8fc1a 100644
--- a/DuckDuckGo/Application/AppDelegate.swift
+++ b/DuckDuckGo/Application/AppDelegate.swift
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ final class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
 #endif
 
     private lazy var vpnRedditSessionWorkaround: VPNRedditSessionWorkaround = {
-        let ipcClient = TunnelControllerIPCClient()
+        let ipcClient = VPNControllerXPCClient.shared
         let statusReporter = DefaultNetworkProtectionStatusReporter(
             statusObserver: ipcClient.connectionStatusObserver,
             serverInfoObserver: ipcClient.serverInfoObserver,
diff --git a/DuckDuckGo/NetworkProtection/AppTargets/BothAppTargets/VPNRedditSessionWorkaround.swift b/DuckDuckGo/NetworkProtection/AppTargets/BothAppTargets/VPNRedditSessionWorkaround.swift
index a3f602f0b6..848f27c564 100644
--- a/DuckDuckGo/NetworkProtection/AppTargets/BothAppTargets/VPNRedditSessionWorkaround.swift
+++ b/DuckDuckGo/NetworkProtection/AppTargets/BothAppTargets/VPNRedditSessionWorkaround.swift
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ import Common
 final class VPNRedditSessionWorkaround {
 
     private let accountManager: AccountManaging
-    private let ipcClient: TunnelControllerIPCClient
+    private let ipcClient: VPNControllerXPCClient
     private let statusReporter: NetworkProtectionStatusReporter
 
     init(accountManager: AccountManaging,
-         ipcClient: TunnelControllerIPCClient,
+         ipcClient: VPNControllerXPCClient = .shared,
          statusReporter: NetworkProtectionStatusReporter) {
         self.accountManager = accountManager
         self.ipcClient = ipcClient