diff --git a/src/p2p/net_node.inl b/src/p2p/net_node.inl
index 254c9ae7..917f1826 100644
--- a/src/p2p/net_node.inl
+++ b/src/p2p/net_node.inl
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ namespace nodetool
     mPeersLoggerThread.reset(new std::thread([&]()
     {
       _note("Thread monitor number of peers - start");
-      while (!is_closing)
+      while (!is_closing && !m_net_server.is_stop_signal_sent())
       { // main loop of thread
         //number_of_peers = m_net_server.get_config_object().get_connections_count();
         unsigned int number_of_peers = 0;