diff --git a/game/src/main/org/apollo/game/fs/decoder/SynchronousDecoder.java b/game/src/main/org/apollo/game/fs/decoder/SynchronousDecoder.java
index acc0dd86..d46c01da 100644
--- a/game/src/main/org/apollo/game/fs/decoder/SynchronousDecoder.java
+++ b/game/src/main/org/apollo/game/fs/decoder/SynchronousDecoder.java
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ public final class SynchronousDecoder {
 			.map(executor::submit)
 			.collect(toList());
 
+		executor.shutdown();
 		executor.awaitTermination(TIMEOUT, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
 
 		for (Future future : futureList) {