diff --git a/common/JackNetInterface.cpp b/common/JackNetInterface.cpp
index 286fc08b..9fc7a3f7 100644
--- a/common/JackNetInterface.cpp
+++ b/common/JackNetInterface.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
 
 #include "JackNetInterface.h"
 #include "JackException.h"
+#include "JackPlatformPlug.h"
 
 using namespace std;
 
@@ -284,6 +285,7 @@ namespace Jack
 
         //stop process
         fRunning = false;
+        
         //send a 'multicast euthanasia request' - new socket is required on macosx
         jack_info ( "Exiting '%s'", fParams.fName );
         SetPacketType ( &fParams, KILL_MASTER );
@@ -293,6 +295,9 @@ namespace Jack
         if ( mcast_socket.SendTo ( &fParams, sizeof ( session_params_t ), 0, fMulticastIP ) == SOCKET_ERROR )
             jack_error ( "Can't send suicide request : %s", StrError ( NET_ERROR_CODE ) );
         mcast_socket.Close();
+        
+        // UGLY temporary way to be sure the thread does not call code possibly causing a deadlock in JackEngine.
+        ThreadExit();
     }
 
     int JackNetMasterInterface::Send ( size_t size, int flags )
@@ -487,6 +492,7 @@ namespace Jack
                     case 's':   //sync
                         if ( rx_head->fCycle == fTxHeader.fCycle )
                             return 0;
+                        break;
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/posix/JackPosixThread.cpp b/posix/JackPosixThread.cpp
index 0427b059..821cad2e 100644
--- a/posix/JackPosixThread.cpp
+++ b/posix/JackPosixThread.cpp
@@ -261,6 +261,13 @@ void JackPosixThread::Terminate()
     pthread_exit(0);
 }
 
+void ThreadExit()
+{
+    jack_log("ThreadExit");
+    pthread_exit(0);
+}
+
+
 } // end of namespace
 
 EXPORT bool jack_tls_allocate_key(jack_tls_key *key_ptr)
diff --git a/posix/JackPosixThread.h b/posix/JackPosixThread.h
index 6408112e..00cdb57f 100644
--- a/posix/JackPosixThread.h
+++ b/posix/JackPosixThread.h
@@ -69,9 +69,10 @@ class EXPORT JackPosixThread : public detail::JackThreadInterface
         static int StartImp(pthread_t* thread, int priority, int realtime, void*(*start_routine)(void*), void* arg);
         static int StopImp(pthread_t thread);
         static int KillImp(pthread_t thread);
-
 };
 
+void ThreadExit();
+
 } // end of namespace
 
 
diff --git a/windows/JackWinThread.cpp b/windows/JackWinThread.cpp
index 03ea77d0..b9e064b4 100644
--- a/windows/JackWinThread.cpp
+++ b/windows/JackWinThread.cpp
@@ -224,6 +224,13 @@ pthread_t JackWinThread::GetThreadID()
 
 void JackWinThread::Terminate()
 {
+    jack_log("JackWinThread::Terminate");
+    ExitThread(0);
+}
+
+void ThreadExit()
+{
+    jack_log("ThreadExit");
     ExitThread(0);
 }
 
diff --git a/windows/JackWinThread.h b/windows/JackWinThread.h
index dd71cdb5..a56968fd 100644
--- a/windows/JackWinThread.h
+++ b/windows/JackWinThread.h
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ class EXPORT JackWinThread : public detail::JackThreadInterface
 
 };
 
+void ThreadExit();
+
 } // end of namespace
 
 #endif