diff --git a/nano/node/node.cpp b/nano/node/node.cpp
index 049e940c69..a178ac3676 100644
--- a/nano/node/node.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/node.cpp
@@ -1559,6 +1559,11 @@ nano::inactive_node::inactive_node (boost::filesystem::path const & path_a, nano
 {
 }
 
+nano::inactive_node::~inactive_node ()
+{
+	node_wrapper.node->stop ();
+}
+
 nano::node_flags const & nano::inactive_node_flag_defaults ()
 {
 	static nano::node_flags node_flags;
diff --git a/nano/node/node.hpp b/nano/node/node.hpp
index 870562dc55..6d95f7866a 100644
--- a/nano/node/node.hpp
+++ b/nano/node/node.hpp
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ class inactive_node final
 public:
 	inactive_node (boost::filesystem::path const & path_a, nano::node_flags const & node_flags_a);
 	inactive_node (boost::filesystem::path const & path_a, boost::filesystem::path const & config_path_a, nano::node_flags const & node_flags_a);
+	~inactive_node ();
 
 	nano::node_wrapper node_wrapper;
 	std::shared_ptr<nano::node> node;