diff --git a/src/ipc.cr b/src/ipc.cr
index 955c2ab..3fe6d65 100644
--- a/src/ipc.cr
+++ b/src/ipc.cr
@@ -190,8 +190,8 @@ class IPC::Event
 end
 
 class IPC::Connection
-	@closed = false
-	@connection : LibIPC::Connection
+	getter connection : LibIPC::Connection
+	getter closed = false
 
 	# connection already established
 	def initialize(c : LibIPC::Connection)