diff --git a/Server/src/main/java/core/game/system/SystemTermination.java b/Server/src/main/java/core/game/system/SystemTermination.java
index f1bb0f185..7f6ec1ebf 100644
--- a/Server/src/main/java/core/game/system/SystemTermination.java
+++ b/Server/src/main/java/core/game/system/SystemTermination.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ public final class SystemTermination {
 	public void terminate() {
 		SystemLogger.logInfo("[SystemTerminator] Initializing termination sequence - do not shutdown!");
 		try {
+			Server.setRunning(false);
 			for(Player player : Repository.getPlayers()){
 				DMCHandler dmc = player.getAttribute("dmc",null);
 				if(dmc != null){
diff --git a/Server/src/main/kotlin/rs09/Server.kt b/Server/src/main/kotlin/rs09/Server.kt
index c8366e31a..20691b8d6 100644
--- a/Server/src/main/kotlin/rs09/Server.kt
+++ b/Server/src/main/kotlin/rs09/Server.kt
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ object Server {
 
     var lastHeartbeat = System.currentTimeMillis()
 
+    @JvmStatic
     var running = false
 
     /**
@@ -102,9 +103,8 @@ object Server {
         GlobalScope.launch {
             delay(20000)
             while(running){
-                if(System.currentTimeMillis() - lastHeartbeat > 1800){
+                if(System.currentTimeMillis() - lastHeartbeat > 1800 && running){
                     SystemLogger.logErr("Triggering reboot due to heartbeat timeout")
-                    running = false
                     exitProcess(0)
                 }
                 delay(625)