diff --git a/daemon/main.c b/daemon/main.c
index 91256a70d..fd8831fc3 100644
--- a/daemon/main.c
+++ b/daemon/main.c
@@ -831,13 +831,14 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
 	service_notify("STOPPING=1\n");
 
-	if (!is_addr_unspecified(&rtpe_config.redis_ep.address)) {
+	if (!is_addr_unspecified(&rtpe_config.redis_ep.address))
 		redis_notify_event_base_action(EVENT_BASE_LOOPBREAK);
-		redis_notify_event_base_action(EVENT_BASE_FREE);
-	}
 
 	threads_join_all(1);
 
+	if (!is_addr_unspecified(&rtpe_config.redis_ep.address))
+		redis_notify_event_base_action(EVENT_BASE_FREE);
+
 	ilog(LOG_INFO, "Version %s shutting down", RTPENGINE_VERSION);
 
 	return 0;