diff --git a/redfish-core/include/event_service_manager.hpp b/redfish-core/include/event_service_manager.hpp
index 9ab578d..93ebc88 100644
--- a/redfish-core/include/event_service_manager.hpp
+++ b/redfish-core/include/event_service_manager.hpp
@@ -1123,6 +1123,11 @@
         inotifyConn->async_read_some(boost::asio::buffer(readBuffer),
                                      [&](const boost::system::error_code& ec,
                                          const std::size_t& bytesTransferred) {
+            if (ec == boost::asio::error::operation_aborted)
+            {
+                BMCWEB_LOG_DEBUG("Inotify was canceled (shutdown?)");
+                return;
+            }
             if (ec)
             {
                 BMCWEB_LOG_ERROR("Callback Error: {}", ec.message());
@@ -1243,6 +1248,11 @@
         return 0;
     }
 
+    static void stopEventLogMonitor()
+    {
+        inotifyConn.reset();
+    }
+
     static void getReadingsForReport(sdbusplus::message_t& msg)
     {
         if (msg.is_method_error())
diff --git a/src/webserver_run.cpp b/src/webserver_run.cpp
index 29683b9..5013669 100644
--- a/src/webserver_run.cpp
+++ b/src/webserver_run.cpp
@@ -110,5 +110,8 @@
 
     crow::connections::systemBus = nullptr;
 
+    // TODO(ed) Make event log monitor an RAII object instead of global vars
+    redfish::EventServiceManager::stopEventLogMonitor();
+
     return 0;
 }