diff --git a/bin/openerp-server.py b/bin/openerp-server.py
index 0577e76679f..4fbebb84490 100755
--- a/bin/openerp-server.py
+++ b/bin/openerp-server.py
@@ -176,8 +176,7 @@ def handler(signum, _):
     logger.notifyChannel('shutdown', netsvc.LOG_INFO, 
                          "Shutdown Server! - %s" % ( SIGNALS[signum], ))
     logger.shutdown()
-    #sys.exit(0)
-    os._exit(0)
+    sys.exit(0)
 
 for signum in SIGNALS:
     signal.signal(signum, handler)