--- libaitio/src/sock.c	2013/08/27 19:24:37	1.2.2.4
+++ libaitio/src/sock.c	2013/08/27 19:25:59	1.2.2.5
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 *  by Michael Pounov <misho@elwix.org>
 *
 * $Author: misho $
-* $Id: sock.c,v 1.2.2.4 2013/08/27 19:24:37 misho Exp $
+* $Id: sock.c,v 1.2.2.5 2013/08/27 19:25:59 misho Exp $
 *
 **************************************************************************
 The ELWIX and AITNET software is distributed under the following
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ thrCliClean(void *arg)
 {
 	sock_cli_t *cli = (sock_cli_t*) arg;
 
+	shutdown(cli->cli_fd, SHUT_RDWR);
 	close(cli->cli_fd);
 	AIT_FREE_VAL(&cli->cli_buf);
 	e_free(cli);
@@ -223,7 +224,7 @@ io_thrCliWrapper(void *arg)
 	ret = cli->cli_func(cli);
 
 	pthread_cleanup_pop(42);
-	pthread_exit(NULL);
+	pthread_exit(ret);
 }
 
 /*