diff --git a/ethereum.go b/ethereum.go
index c2d209597..a389c663d 100644
--- a/ethereum.go
+++ b/ethereum.go
@@ -490,6 +490,9 @@ func (s *Ethereum) peerHandler(listener net.Listener) {
 }
 
 func (s *Ethereum) Stop() {
+	// Stop eventMux first, it will close all subscriptions.
+	s.eventMux.Stop()
+
 	// Close the database
 	defer s.db.Close()
 
@@ -514,7 +517,6 @@ func (s *Ethereum) Stop() {
 	}
 	s.txPool.Stop()
 	s.stateManager.Stop()
-	s.eventMux.Stop()
 	s.blockPool.Stop()
 
 	ethlogger.Infoln("Server stopped")
diff --git a/javascript/javascript_runtime.go b/javascript/javascript_runtime.go
index 704635d97..6c5a87338 100644
--- a/javascript/javascript_runtime.go
+++ b/javascript/javascript_runtime.go
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ type JSRE struct {
 	Vm       *otto.Otto
 	pipe     *ethpipe.JSPipe
 
-	events   event.Subscription
-	quitChan chan bool
+	events event.Subscription
 
 	objectCb map[string][]otto.Value
 }
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@ func NewJSRE(ethereum *eth.Ethereum) *JSRE {
 		otto.New(),
 		ethpipe.NewJSPipe(ethereum),
 		nil,
-		make(chan bool),
 		make(map[string][]otto.Value),
 	}
 
@@ -104,10 +102,6 @@ func (self *JSRE) Require(file string) error {
 
 func (self *JSRE) Stop() {
 	self.events.Unsubscribe()
-	// Kill the main loop
-	self.quitChan <- true
-
-	close(self.quitChan)
 	jsrelogger.Infoln("stopped")
 }