diff --git a/src/charon/sa/transactions/rekey_ike_sa.c b/src/charon/sa/transactions/rekey_ike_sa.c
index 8f0b869e9..41d51802d 100644
--- a/src/charon/sa/transactions/rekey_ike_sa.c
+++ b/src/charon/sa/transactions/rekey_ike_sa.c
@@ -394,8 +394,8 @@ static status_t switchto_new_sa(private_rekey_ike_sa_t* this, bool initiator)
 		return FAILED;
 	}
 	
+	this->new_sa->apply_connection(this->new_sa, this->connection);
 	this->new_sa->set_state(this->new_sa, IKE_ESTABLISHED);
-	
 	this->new_sa->set_lifetimes(this->new_sa,
 						this->connection->get_soft_lifetime(this->connection),
 						this->connection->get_hard_lifetime(this->connection));