diff --git a/komorebi-client/src/lib.rs b/komorebi-client/src/lib.rs
index e57e5e0c..9a9662e9 100644
--- a/komorebi-client/src/lib.rs
+++ b/komorebi-client/src/lib.rs
@@ -57,16 +57,10 @@ const KOMOREBI: &str = "komorebi.sock";
 
 pub fn send_message(message: &SocketMessage) -> std::io::Result<()> {
     let socket = DATA_DIR.join(KOMOREBI);
-    let mut connected = false;
-    while !connected {
-        if let Ok(mut stream) = UnixStream::connect(&socket) {
-            connected = true;
-            stream.write_all(serde_json::to_string(message)?.as_bytes())?;
-        }
-    }
-
-    Ok(())
+    let mut stream = UnixStream::connect(socket)?;
+    stream.write_all(serde_json::to_string(message)?.as_bytes())
 }
+
 pub fn send_query(message: &SocketMessage) -> std::io::Result<String> {
     let socket = DATA_DIR.join(KOMOREBI);
 
diff --git a/komorebi/src/lib.rs b/komorebi/src/lib.rs
index a22d88bc..e22bd084 100644
--- a/komorebi/src/lib.rs
+++ b/komorebi/src/lib.rs
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ lazy_static! {
     ]));
     static ref SUBSCRIPTION_PIPES: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<String, File>>> =
         Arc::new(Mutex::new(HashMap::new()));
-    static ref SUBSCRIPTION_SOCKETS: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<String, PathBuf>>> =
+    pub static ref SUBSCRIPTION_SOCKETS: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<String, PathBuf>>> =
         Arc::new(Mutex::new(HashMap::new()));
     static ref TCP_CONNECTIONS: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<String, TcpStream>>> =
         Arc::new(Mutex::new(HashMap::new()));
diff --git a/komorebi/src/main.rs b/komorebi/src/main.rs
index 13d4f288..5f28bffc 100644
--- a/komorebi/src/main.rs
+++ b/komorebi/src/main.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     clippy::doc_markdown
 )]
 
+use std::net::Shutdown;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::sync::atomic::Ordering;
 use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ use sysinfo::Process;
 use tracing_appender::non_blocking::WorkerGuard;
 use tracing_subscriber::layer::SubscriberExt;
 use tracing_subscriber::EnvFilter;
+use uds_windows::UnixStream;
 
 use komorebi::border_manager;
 use komorebi::focus_manager;
@@ -287,5 +289,15 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
         WindowsApi::disable_focus_follows_mouse()?;
     }
 
+    let sockets = komorebi::SUBSCRIPTION_SOCKETS.lock();
+    for path in (*sockets).values() {
+        if let Ok(stream) = UnixStream::connect(path) {
+            stream.shutdown(Shutdown::Both)?;
+        }
+    }
+
+    let socket = DATA_DIR.join("komorebi.sock");
+    let _ = std::fs::remove_file(socket);
+
     std::process::exit(130);
 }
diff --git a/komorebi/src/process_command.rs b/komorebi/src/process_command.rs
index a1453f8f..24479fa3 100644
--- a/komorebi/src/process_command.rs
+++ b/komorebi/src/process_command.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use std::fs::OpenOptions;
 use std::io::BufRead;
 use std::io::BufReader;
 use std::io::Read;
+use std::net::Shutdown;
 use std::net::TcpListener;
 use std::net::TcpStream;
 use std::num::NonZeroUsize;
@@ -779,6 +780,16 @@ impl WindowManager {
                     WindowsApi::disable_focus_follows_mouse()?;
                 }
 
+                let sockets = SUBSCRIPTION_SOCKETS.lock();
+                for path in (*sockets).values() {
+                    if let Ok(stream) = UnixStream::connect(path) {
+                        stream.shutdown(Shutdown::Both)?;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                let socket = DATA_DIR.join("komorebi.sock");
+                let _ = std::fs::remove_file(socket);
+
                 std::process::exit(0)
             }
             SocketMessage::MonitorIndexPreference(index_preference, left, top, right, bottom) => {