diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/content/background_services.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/content/background_services.cpp
index b649d7a07..20d7f6298 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/content/background_services.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/content/background_services.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
             }
 
             static wolv::net::SocketServer networkInterfaceServer(31337);
+
+            EventManager::subscribe<EventImHexClosing>([]{
+                networkInterfaceServer.shutdown();
+            });
+
             networkInterfaceServer.accept([](auto, const std::vector<u8> &data) -> std::vector<u8> {
                 nlohmann::json result;