diff --git a/src/khoj/interface/desktop/main_window.py b/src/khoj/interface/desktop/main_window.py
index 3f827a0f..45f82701 100644
--- a/src/khoj/interface/desktop/main_window.py
+++ b/src/khoj/interface/desktop/main_window.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Standard Packages
 import webbrowser
+import os
+import signal
 
 # External Packages
 from PySide6 import QtGui, QtWidgets
@@ -21,6 +23,10 @@ class ServerThread(QThread):
     def run(self):
         self.start_server_func()
 
+    def exit(self):
+        os.kill(os.getpid(), signal.SIGTERM)
+        super(ServerThread, self).exit()
+
 
 class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
     """Create Window to Navigate users to the web UI"""
diff --git a/src/khoj/main.py b/src/khoj/main.py
index cb633bba..70976454 100644
--- a/src/khoj/main.py
+++ b/src/khoj/main.py
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ def run():
 
         # Start Application
         server.start()
-        gui.aboutToQuit.connect(server.terminate)
+        gui.aboutToQuit.connect(server.exit)
 
         # Close Splash Screen if still open
         if system() != "Darwin":