Always on VPN turns into all internet blocked within 30-60 minutes

Greetings, I recently clean installed /e/ OS 3.0.1 into my Asus Zenfone 8 and I use Mullvad VPN. I’ve used this combination for a while, ever since /e/ os 1+.

There’s 2 system settings for VPN that I used to have enabled all the time:

  • Always-on VPN
  • Block connections without VPN

I noticed that whenever I enable “Block connections without VPN”, within 30 minutes or within the hour my phone will stop getting internet access until I perform a restart, on which internet starts working but will stop doing so within a similar timeframe and would need a restart again.

As of now I’ve disabled that setting, and I don’t seem to run into the issue, but I’d prefer all traffic going over the VPN being enforced.

I’d appreciate any debug steps that may help me identify if this is a problem with the Mullvad VPN app (will try reaching them out too), or if there’s an issue between /e/ OS and Mullvad.

Thanks