diff --git a/statusd.py b/statusd.py
index 7581114..6d5a908 100755
--- a/statusd.py
+++ b/statusd.py
@@ -285,11 +285,15 @@ def main():
                         conn.send(b'\x03')
                 sleep(0.1)  # protection against dos
             except KeyboardInterrupt:
-                logging.info('Exit')
+                logging.info('Keyboard interrupt received')
                 sys.exit(1)
             except Exception as e:
                 logging.error('{}'.format(e))
                 continue
+            finally:
+                if mySocket:
+                    logging.info('Shutdown socket')
+                    mySocket.shutdown(socket.SHUT_RDWR)
     return 0