diff --git a/warcprox.py b/warcprox.py
index 1d4e280..f64a915 100755
--- a/warcprox.py
+++ b/warcprox.py
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     except:
         pass
     finally:
-        proxy.shutdown()
         warc_writer.stop.set()
+        proxy.shutdown()
         proxy.server_close()