diff --git a/libresapi/src/api/ApiServerLocal.cpp b/libresapi/src/api/ApiServerLocal.cpp
index e1d5e2623..c130ca5e1 100644
--- a/libresapi/src/api/ApiServerLocal.cpp
+++ b/libresapi/src/api/ApiServerLocal.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ void ApiLocalConnectionHandler::handleRequest()
 			std::string resultString = mApiServer->handleRequest(req);
 			mLocalSocket->write(resultString.c_str(), resultString.length());
 			mLocalSocket->write("\n\0");
+			quit();
 		}
 		else
 		{