diff --git a/src/addons/activeproxy/activeproxy.cc b/src/addons/activeproxy/activeproxy.cc
index 3dfa4ae..89b8bb1 100644
--- a/src/addons/activeproxy/activeproxy.cc
+++ b/src/addons/activeproxy/activeproxy.cc
@@ -157,9 +157,9 @@ void ActiveProxy::onStop() noexcept
     log->info("Addon ActiveProxy is on-stopping...");
     running = false;
 
-    uv_prepare_stop(&prepareHandle);
+    uv_check_stop(&checkHandle);
     uv_timer_stop(&timerHandle);
-    uv_close((uv_handle_t*)&prepareHandle, nullptr);
+    uv_close((uv_handle_t*)&checkHandle, nullptr);
     uv_close((uv_handle_t*)&timerHandle, nullptr);
     uv_close((uv_handle_t*)&stopHandle, nullptr);
 
@@ -282,15 +282,15 @@ void ActiveProxy::start()
     stopHandle.data = this;
 
     // init the idle/iteration handle
-    uv_prepare_init(&loop, &prepareHandle); // always success
-    prepareHandle.data = this;
-    rc = uv_prepare_start(&prepareHandle, [](uv_prepare_t* handle) {
+    uv_check_init(&loop, &checkHandle); // always success
+    checkHandle.data = this;
+    rc = uv_check_start(&checkHandle, [](uv_check_t* handle) {
         ActiveProxy* ap = (ActiveProxy*)handle->data;
         ap->onIteration();
     });
     if (rc < 0) {
         log->error("Addon ActiveProxy failed to start the iteration handle({}): {}", rc, uv_strerror(rc));
-        uv_close((uv_handle_t*)&prepareHandle, nullptr);
+        uv_close((uv_handle_t*)&checkHandle, nullptr);
         uv_close((uv_handle_t*)&stopHandle, nullptr);
         uv_loop_close(&loop);
         throw networking_error(uv_strerror(rc));
@@ -308,8 +308,8 @@ void ActiveProxy::start()
     }, HEALTH_CHECK_INTERVAL, HEALTH_CHECK_INTERVAL);
     if (rc < 0) {
         log->error("Addon ActiveProxy failed to start timer ({}): {}", rc, uv_strerror(rc));
-        uv_prepare_stop(&prepareHandle);
-        uv_close((uv_handle_t*)&prepareHandle, nullptr);
+        uv_check_stop(&checkHandle);
+        uv_close((uv_handle_t*)&checkHandle, nullptr);
         uv_close((uv_handle_t*)&stopHandle, nullptr);
         uv_loop_close(&loop);
         throw networking_error(uv_strerror(rc));
@@ -324,9 +324,9 @@ void ActiveProxy::start()
         if (rc < 0) {
             log->error("Addon ActiveProxy failed to start the event loop({}): {}", rc, uv_strerror(rc));
             running = false;
-            uv_prepare_stop(&prepareHandle);
+            uv_check_stop(&checkHandle);
             uv_timer_stop(&timerHandle);
-            uv_close((uv_handle_t*)&prepareHandle, nullptr);
+            uv_close((uv_handle_t*)&checkHandle, nullptr);
             uv_close((uv_handle_t*)&timerHandle, nullptr);
             uv_close((uv_handle_t*)&stopHandle, nullptr);
             uv_loop_close(&loop);
diff --git a/src/addons/activeproxy/activeproxy.h b/src/addons/activeproxy/activeproxy.h
index d75291e..2dd9552 100644
--- a/src/addons/activeproxy/activeproxy.h
+++ b/src/addons/activeproxy/activeproxy.h
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ class ActiveProxy : public Addon {
 
     uv_loop_t loop { 0 };
     uv_async_t stopHandle { 0 };
-    uv_prepare_t prepareHandle { 0 };
+    uv_check_t checkHandle { 0 };
     uv_timer_t timerHandle { 0 };
 
     uint64_t lastConnectTimestamp { 0 };