diff --git a/pimdm/Kernel.py b/pimdm/Kernel.py
index e1e826c..4231045 100644
--- a/pimdm/Kernel.py
+++ b/pimdm/Kernel.py
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ def __init__(self, kernel_socket):
         self.tree_logger = Main.logger.getChild('KernelTree')
 
         # receive signals from kernel with a background thread
-        handler_thread = Thread(target=self.handler)
-        handler_thread.daemon = True
-        handler_thread.start()
+        self.handler_thread = Thread(target=self.handler)
+        self.handler_thread.daemon = True
+        self.handler_thread.start()
 
     '''
     Structure to create/remove virtual interfaces
@@ -177,9 +177,14 @@ def remove_multicast_route(self, kernel_entry: KernelEntry):
         raise NotImplementedError
 
     @abstractmethod
-    def exit(self):
+    def close_socket(self):
         raise NotImplementedError
 
+    def exit(self):
+        self.running = False
+        self.close_socket()
+        self.handler_thread.join()
+
     @abstractmethod
     def handler(self):
         raise NotImplementedError
@@ -412,12 +417,15 @@ def remove_multicast_route(self, kernel_entry: KernelEntry):
         if len(self.routing[kernel_entry.source_ip]) == 0:
             self.routing.pop(kernel_entry.source_ip)
 
-    def exit(self):
-        self.running = False
+    def close_socket(self):
+        with socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_RAW, socket.IPPROTO_IGMP) as s:
+            s.sendto(b'', ('', 0))
+        self.socket.close()
 
+    def exit(self):
         # MRT DONE
         self.socket.setsockopt(socket.IPPROTO_IP, self.MRT_DONE, 1)
-        self.socket.close()
+        super().exit()
 
 
     '''
@@ -660,12 +668,15 @@ def remove_multicast_route(self, kernel_entry: KernelEntry):
         if len(self.routing[kernel_entry.source_ip]) == 0:
             self.routing.pop(kernel_entry.source_ip)
 
-    def exit(self):
-        self.running = False
+    def close_socket(self):
+        with socket.socket(socket.AF_INET6, socket.SOCK_RAW, socket.IPPROTO_ICMPV6) as s:
+            s.sendto(b'0000', ('', 0))
+        self.socket.close()
 
+    def exit(self):
         # MRT DONE
         self.socket.setsockopt(socket.IPPROTO_IPV6, self.MRT6_DONE, 1)
-        self.socket.close()
+        super().exit()
 
     '''
     /*
diff --git a/pimdm/Run.py b/pimdm/Run.py
index 7b7ea14..9e67ab5 100644
--- a/pimdm/Run.py
+++ b/pimdm/Run.py
@@ -178,10 +178,8 @@ def main():
 
     if args.start:
         start()
-        sys.exit(0)
     elif args.stop:
         client_socket(args)
-        sys.exit(0)
     elif args.config:
         try:
             from pimdm import Config
@@ -189,22 +187,19 @@ def main():
             pim_globals.MULTICAST_TABLE_ID, pim_globals.UNICAST_TABLE_ID = Config.get_vrfs(conf_file_path)
             start(conf_file_path)
         except (ImportError, ModuleNotFoundError):
-            sys.exit("PYYAML needs to be installed. Execute \"pip3 install pyyaml\"")
+            raise Exception("PYYAML needs to be installed. Execute \"pip3 install pyyaml\"")
     elif args.verbose:
         os.system("tail -f {}".format(PROCESS_LOG_STDOUT_FILE.format(pim_globals.MULTICAST_TABLE_ID)))
-        sys.exit(0)
     elif args.multicast_routes:
         if args.ipv4 or not args.ipv6:
             os.system("ip mroute show table " + str(pim_globals.MULTICAST_TABLE_ID))
         elif args.ipv6:
             os.system("ip -6 mroute show table " + str(pim_globals.MULTICAST_TABLE_ID))
-        sys.exit(0)
     elif not is_running():
         print("PIM-DM is not running")
         parser.print_usage()
-        sys.exit(0)
-
-    client_socket(args)
+    else:
+        client_socket(args)
 
 def process_file_path():
     return os.path.join(PROCESS_DIRECTORY, str(pim_globals.MULTICAST_TABLE_ID))