diff --git a/trinity/cli/launcher.py b/trinity/cli/launcher.py
index 9dfe4df8ee..b0fb4b856f 100644
--- a/trinity/cli/launcher.py
+++ b/trinity/cli/launcher.py
@@ -187,6 +187,11 @@ def run(config_path: str, dlc: bool = False):
     elif config.mode == "bench":
         bench(config)
 
+    if dlc:
+        from trinity.utils.dlc_utils import stop_ray_cluster
+
+        stop_ray_cluster()
+
 
 def studio(port: int = 8501):
     from streamlit.web import cli as stcli
diff --git a/trinity/utils/dlc_utils.py b/trinity/utils/dlc_utils.py
index 8d7a7d3a06..3edcc9539f 100644
--- a/trinity/utils/dlc_utils.py
+++ b/trinity/utils/dlc_utils.py
@@ -9,6 +9,20 @@
 
 logger = get_logger(__name__)
 
+CLUSTER_ACTOR_NAME = "cluster_status"
+
+
+@ray.remote
+class ClusterStatus:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.finished = False
+
+    def finish(self) -> None:
+        self.finished = True
+
+    def running(self) -> bool:
+        return not self.finished
+
 
 def get_dlc_env_vars() -> dict:
     envs = {
@@ -71,16 +85,36 @@ def setup_ray_cluster(namespace: str):
             logger.error(f"ret.stdout: {ret.stdout!r}")
             logger.error(f"ret.stderr: {ret.stderr!r}")
             sys.exit(1)
+
+        wait_for_ray_setup()
+        ray.init(
+            address=f"{env_vars['MASTER_ADDR']}:{env_vars['MASTER_PORT']}",
+            namespace=namespace,
+            ignore_reinit_error=True,
+        )
         if is_master:
-            wait_for_ray_setup()
-            ray.init(
-                address=f"{env_vars['MASTER_ADDR']}:{env_vars['MASTER_PORT']}",
-                namespace=namespace,
-                ignore_reinit_error=True,
-            )
             # master wait for worker nodes to join
             wait_for_ray_worker_nodes(env_vars["WORLD_SIZE"])
+        else:
+            # woker wait on the cluster status actor
+            cluster_status = ClusterStatus.options(
+                name=CLUSTER_ACTOR_NAME,
+                get_if_exists=True,
+            ).remote()
+            while True:
+                if ray.get(cluster_status.running.remote()):
+                    time.sleep(5)
+                else:
+                    break
+            sys.exit(0)
+
 
-    if not is_master:
-        # woker just exit
-        sys.exit(0)
+def stop_ray_cluster():
+    """
+    Stop the ray cluster by sending a signal to the cluster status actor.
+    """
+    cluster_status = ClusterStatus.options(
+        name=CLUSTER_ACTOR_NAME,
+        get_if_exists=True,
+    ).remote()
+    ray.get(cluster_status.finish.remote())