diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/iomgr.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/iomgr.c
index 89292a153ed3c9d1a5b7a02f5375f8522ce0cec4..d67d388b8c9753dfa7eecd4bc95decc444ddb1e0 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/iomgr.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/iomgr.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/iomgr_internal.h"
+#include "src/core/lib/iomgr/network_status_tracker.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/timer.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/support/env.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/support/string.h"
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ void grpc_iomgr_init(void) {
   grpc_timer_list_init(gpr_now(GPR_CLOCK_MONOTONIC));
   g_root_object.next = g_root_object.prev = &g_root_object;
   g_root_object.name = "root";
+  grpc_network_status_init();
   grpc_iomgr_platform_init();
 }
 
@@ -140,6 +142,7 @@ void grpc_iomgr_shutdown(void) {
 
   grpc_iomgr_platform_shutdown();
   grpc_exec_ctx_global_shutdown();
+  grpc_network_status_shutdown();
   gpr_mu_destroy(&g_mu);
   gpr_cv_destroy(&g_rcv);
 }
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/network_status_tracker.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/network_status_tracker.c
index ccbe136db92767bed79a6e33e9a988a64ddd6c80..90c074b007df11f96bf4b3d7840c33ff2f3b7967 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/network_status_tracker.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/network_status_tracker.c
@@ -42,9 +42,8 @@ typedef struct endpoint_ll_node {
 
 static endpoint_ll_node *head = NULL;
 static gpr_mu g_endpoint_mutex;
-static gpr_once g_once_init = GPR_ONCE_INIT;
 
-static void destroy_network_status_monitor(void) {
+void grpc_network_status_shutdown(void) {
   if (head != NULL) {
     gpr_log(GPR_ERROR,
             "Memory leaked as all network endpoints were not shut down");
@@ -52,14 +51,12 @@ static void destroy_network_status_monitor(void) {
   gpr_mu_destroy(&g_endpoint_mutex);
 }
 
-static void initialize_network_status_monitor(void) {
+void grpc_network_status_init(void) {
   gpr_mu_init(&g_endpoint_mutex);
-  atexit(destroy_network_status_monitor);
   // TODO(makarandd): Install callback with OS to monitor network status.
 }
 
 void grpc_network_status_register_endpoint(grpc_endpoint *ep) {
-  gpr_once_init(&g_once_init, initialize_network_status_monitor);
   gpr_mu_lock(&g_endpoint_mutex);
   if (head == NULL) {
     head = (endpoint_ll_node *)gpr_malloc(sizeof(endpoint_ll_node));
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/network_status_tracker.h b/src/core/lib/iomgr/network_status_tracker.h
index 74a1aa8135fb2c46014dc91086ffaa2d5b8a13ee..67cb645f4455203467df45ee746a7e4fa460d1d4 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/network_status_tracker.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/network_status_tracker.h
@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@
 #define GRPC_CORE_LIB_IOMGR_NETWORK_STATUS_TRACKER_H
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint.h"
 
+void grpc_network_status_init(void);
+void grpc_network_status_shutdown(void);
+
 void grpc_network_status_register_endpoint(grpc_endpoint *ep);
 void grpc_network_status_unregister_endpoint(grpc_endpoint *ep);
 void grpc_network_status_shutdown_all_endpoints();
+
 #endif /* GRPC_CORE_LIB_IOMGR_NETWORK_STATUS_TRACKER_H */