diff --git a/mboxd.c b/mboxd.c
index 745785e..f0deafe 100644
--- a/mboxd.c
+++ b/mboxd.c
@@ -439,6 +439,7 @@
 finish:
 	MSG_INFO("Daemon Exiting...\n");
 	context->bmc_events &= ~BMC_EVENT_DAEMON_READY;
+	context->bmc_events |= BMC_EVENT_PROTOCOL_RESET;
 
 	/* Alert on all supported transports */
 	protocol_events_put(context, mbox_ops);