diff --git a/examples/events/__main__.py b/examples/events/__main__.py
index db2bf37..e5e14f7 100644
--- a/examples/events/__main__.py
+++ b/examples/events/__main__.py
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ class Observer:
         print(f"Registered events: {self._client.callback.get()}")
         self.running = True
 
+    def __enter__(self):
+        return self
+
+    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, exc_traceback):
+        self._client.disconnect()
+
     def on_current_program_scene_changed(self, data):
         """The current program scene has changed."""
         print(f"Switched to scene {data.scene_name}")
@@ -31,13 +37,11 @@ class Observer:
 
     def on_exit_started(self, _):
         """OBS has begun the shutdown process."""
-        print(f"OBS closing!")
-        self._client.unsubscribe()
+        print("OBS closing!")
         self.running = False
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    observer = Observer()
-
-    while observer.running:
-        time.sleep(0.1)
+    with Observer() as observer:
+        while observer.running:
+            time.sleep(0.1)
diff --git a/examples/hotkeys/__main__.py b/examples/hotkeys/__main__.py
index e64ca87..efc5803 100644
--- a/examples/hotkeys/__main__.py
+++ b/examples/hotkeys/__main__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import inspect
 
 import keyboard
+
 import obsws_python as obs
 
 
@@ -10,6 +11,12 @@ class Observer:
         self._client.callback.register(self.on_current_program_scene_changed)
         print(f"Registered events: {self._client.callback.get()}")
 
+    def __enter__(self):
+        return self
+
+    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, exc_traceback):
+        self._client.disconnect()
+
     @property
     def event_identifier(self):
         return inspect.stack()[1].function
@@ -31,13 +38,12 @@ def set_scene(scene, *args):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    req_client = obs.ReqClient()
-    observer = Observer()
+    with obs.ReqClient() as req_client:
+        with Observer() as observer:
+            keyboard.add_hotkey("0", version)
+            keyboard.add_hotkey("1", set_scene, args=("START",))
+            keyboard.add_hotkey("2", set_scene, args=("BRB",))
+            keyboard.add_hotkey("3", set_scene, args=("END",))
 
-    keyboard.add_hotkey("0", version)
-    keyboard.add_hotkey("1", set_scene, args=("START",))
-    keyboard.add_hotkey("2", set_scene, args=("BRB",))
-    keyboard.add_hotkey("3", set_scene, args=("END",))
-
-    print("press ctrl+enter to quit")
-    keyboard.wait("ctrl+enter")
+            print("press ctrl+enter to quit")
+            keyboard.wait("ctrl+enter")
diff --git a/examples/levels/__main__.py b/examples/levels/__main__.py
index 62e03a8..2fc2a03 100644
--- a/examples/levels/__main__.py
+++ b/examples/levels/__main__.py
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ LEVELTYPE = IntEnum(
     start=0,
 )
 
+DEVICE = "Desktop Audio"
+
 
 def on_input_mute_state_changed(data):
     """An input's mute state has changed."""
@@ -32,15 +34,14 @@ def on_input_volume_meters(data):
 
 
 def main():
-    client = obs.EventClient(subs=(obs.Subs.LOW_VOLUME | obs.Subs.INPUTVOLUMEMETERS))
-    client.callback.register([on_input_volume_meters, on_input_mute_state_changed])
+    with obs.EventClient(
+        subs=(obs.Subs.LOW_VOLUME | obs.Subs.INPUTVOLUMEMETERS)
+    ) as client:
+        client.callback.register([on_input_volume_meters, on_input_mute_state_changed])
 
-    while cmd := input("<Enter> to exit>\n"):
-        if not cmd:
-            break
+        while _ := input("Press <Enter> to exit\n"):
+            pass
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    DEVICE = "Desktop Audio"
-
     main()
diff --git a/obsws_python/events.py b/obsws_python/events.py
index 5ac828e..8328909 100644
--- a/obsws_python/events.py
+++ b/obsws_python/events.py
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 import json
 import logging
-import time
-from threading import Thread
+import threading
 
-from websocket import WebSocketTimeoutException
+from websocket import WebSocketConnectionClosedException, WebSocketTimeoutException
 
 from .baseclient import ObsClient
 from .callback import Callback
@@ -20,8 +19,6 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class EventClient:
-    DELAY = 0.001
-
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         self.logger = logger.getChild(self.__class__.__name__)
         defaultkwargs = {"subs": Subs.LOW_VOLUME}
@@ -38,6 +35,12 @@ class EventClient:
         self.callback = Callback()
         self.subscribe()
 
+    def __enter__(self):
+        return self
+
+    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, exc_traceback):
+        self.disconnect()
+
     def __repr__(self):
         return type(
             self
@@ -49,33 +52,40 @@ class EventClient:
         return type(self).__name__
 
     def subscribe(self):
-        worker = Thread(target=self.trigger, daemon=True)
-        worker.start()
+        self.base_client.ws.settimeout(None)
+        stop_event = threading.Event()
+        self.worker = threading.Thread(
+            target=self.trigger, daemon=True, args=(stop_event,)
+        )
+        self.worker.start()
 
-    def trigger(self):
+    def trigger(self, stop_event):
         """
         Continuously listen for events.
 
         Triggers a callback on event received.
         """
-        self.running = True
-        while self.running:
+        while not stop_event.is_set():
             try:
-                event = json.loads(self.base_client.ws.recv())
+                if response := self.base_client.ws.recv():
+                    event = json.loads(response)
+                    self.logger.debug(f"Event received {event}")
+                    type_, data = (
+                        event["d"].get("eventType"),
+                        event["d"].get("eventData"),
+                    )
+                    self.callback.trigger(type_, data if data else {})
             except WebSocketTimeoutException as e:
                 self.logger.exception(f"{type(e).__name__}: {e}")
                 raise OBSSDKTimeoutError("Timeout while waiting for event") from e
-            self.logger.debug(f"Event received {event}")
-            type_, data = (
-                event["d"].get("eventType"),
-                event["d"].get("eventData"),
-            )
-            self.callback.trigger(type_, data if data else {})
-            time.sleep(self.DELAY)
+            except (WebSocketConnectionClosedException, OSError) as e:
+                self.logger.debug(f"{type(e).__name__} terminating the event thread")
+                stop_event.set()
+
+    def disconnect(self):
+        """stop listening for events"""
 
-    def unsubscribe(self):
-        """
-        stop listening for events
-        """
-        self.running = False
         self.base_client.ws.close()
+        self.worker.join()
+
+    unsubscribe = disconnect
diff --git a/obsws_python/reqs.py b/obsws_python/reqs.py
index 2cef993..9c14895 100644
--- a/obsws_python/reqs.py
+++ b/obsws_python/reqs.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class ReqClient:
         return self
 
     def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, exc_traceback):
-        self.base_client.ws.close()
+        self.disconnect()
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return type(
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ class ReqClient:
 
     def __str__(self):
         return type(self).__name__
+    
+    def disconnect(self):
+        self.base_client.ws.close()
 
     def send(self, param, data=None, raw=False):
         try:
diff --git a/obsws_python/version.py b/obsws_python/version.py
index a985142..a55413d 100644
--- a/obsws_python/version.py
+++ b/obsws_python/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version = "1.6.2"
+version = "1.7.0"