diff --git a/tipbot.py b/tipbot.py
index 4a44643..5451646 100644
--- a/tipbot.py
+++ b/tipbot.py
@@ -255,3 +255,7 @@ InitScanBlockHeight()
 RegisterCommands()
 
 IRCLoop(OnIdle,OnIdentified,OnCommandProxy)
+
+log_info('shutting down redis')
+redisdb.shutdown
+log_info('exiting')