diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mvnsearch/spring/boot/shell/SpringShellApplication.java b/src/main/java/org/mvnsearch/spring/boot/shell/SpringShellApplication.java
index f788186..7d27694 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mvnsearch/spring/boot/shell/SpringShellApplication.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mvnsearch/spring/boot/shell/SpringShellApplication.java
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 package org.mvnsearch.spring.boot.shell;
 
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+
 import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
 import org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.shell.support.logging.HandlerUtils;
 
-import java.util.logging.Logger;
-
 /**
  * spring shell application
  *
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ public static void run(Object[] sources, String[] args) {
         try {
             new BootShim(args, ctx).run();
         } finally {
+            ctx.close();
             HandlerUtils.flushAllHandlers(Logger.getLogger(""));
         }
     }