diff --git a/voicemeeterlib/bus.py b/voicemeeterlib/bus.py
index 44a7516..dd50653 100644
--- a/voicemeeterlib/bus.py
+++ b/voicemeeterlib/bus.py
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ class BusLevel(IRemote):
         def fget(x):
             return round(20 * log(x, 10), 1) if x > 0 else -200.0
 
-        if self._remote.running and self._remote.event.ldirty:
+        if not self._remote.stopped() and self._remote.event.ldirty:
             vals = self._remote.cache["bus_level"][self.range[0] : self.range[-1]]
         else:
             vals = [self._remote.get_level(mode, i) for i in range(*self.range)]
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ class BusLevel(IRemote):
 
         Expected to be used in a callback only.
         """
-        if self._remote.running:
+        if not self._remote.stopped():
             return any(self._remote._bus_comp[self.range[0] : self.range[-1]])
 
     is_updated = isdirty
diff --git a/voicemeeterlib/remote.py b/voicemeeterlib/remote.py
index 2c8495e..0bbd47a 100644
--- a/voicemeeterlib/remote.py
+++ b/voicemeeterlib/remote.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import ctypes as ct
 import logging
+import threading
 import time
 from abc import abstractmethod
 from queue import Queue
@@ -28,11 +29,12 @@ class Remote(CBindings):
         self.cache = {}
         self.midi = Midi()
         self.subject = self.observer = Subject()
-        self.running = False
         self.event = Event(
             {k: kwargs.pop(k) for k in ("pdirty", "mdirty", "midi", "ldirty")}
         )
         self.gui = VmGui()
+        self.stop_event = threading.Event()
+        self.stop_event.clear()
         self.logger = logger.getChild(self.__class__.__name__)
 
         for attr, val in kwargs.items():
@@ -52,16 +54,18 @@ class Remote(CBindings):
 
     def init_thread(self):
         """Starts updates thread."""
-        self.running = True
         self.event.info()
 
         self.logger.debug("initiating events thread")
         queue = Queue()
         self.updater = Updater(self, queue)
         self.updater.start()
-        self.producer = Producer(self, queue)
+        self.producer = Producer(self, queue, self.stop_event)
         self.producer.start()
 
+    def stopped(self):
+        return self.stop_event.is_set()
+
     def login(self) -> None:
         """Login to the API, initialize dirty parameters"""
         self.gui.launched = self.call(self.bind_login, ok=(0, 1)) == 0
@@ -331,9 +335,10 @@ class Remote(CBindings):
         self.logger.info(f"Profile '{name}' applied!")
 
     def end_thread(self):
-        if self.running:
+        if not self.stopped():
             self.logger.debug("events thread shutdown started")
-            self.running = False
+            self.stop_event.set()
+            self.producer.join()  # wait for producer thread to complete cycle
 
     def logout(self) -> None:
         """Logout of the API"""
diff --git a/voicemeeterlib/strip.py b/voicemeeterlib/strip.py
index edcbe62..9788274 100644
--- a/voicemeeterlib/strip.py
+++ b/voicemeeterlib/strip.py
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ class StripLevel(IRemote):
         def fget(x):
             return round(20 * log(x, 10), 1) if x > 0 else -200.0
 
-        if self._remote.running and self._remote.event.ldirty:
+        if not self._remote.stopped() and self._remote.event.ldirty:
             vals = self._remote.cache["strip_level"][self.range[0] : self.range[-1]]
         else:
             vals = [self._remote.get_level(mode, i) for i in range(*self.range)]
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ class StripLevel(IRemote):
 
         Expected to be used in a callback only.
         """
-        if self._remote.running:
+        if not self._remote.stopped():
             return any(self._remote._strip_comp[self.range[0] : self.range[-1]])
 
     is_updated = isdirty
diff --git a/voicemeeterlib/updater.py b/voicemeeterlib/updater.py
index b5f10ff..331634c 100644
--- a/voicemeeterlib/updater.py
+++ b/voicemeeterlib/updater.py
@@ -10,14 +10,18 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 class Producer(threading.Thread):
     """Continously send job queue to the Updater thread at a rate of self._remote.ratelimit."""
 
-    def __init__(self, remote, queue):
-        super().__init__(name="producer", daemon=True)
+    def __init__(self, remote, queue, stop_event):
+        super().__init__(name="producer", daemon=False)
         self._remote = remote
         self.queue = queue
+        self.stop_event = stop_event
         self.logger = logger.getChild(self.__class__.__name__)
 
+    def stopped(self):
+        return self.stop_event.is_set()
+
     def run(self):
-        while self._remote.running:
+        while not self.stopped():
             if self._remote.event.pdirty:
                 self.queue.put("pdirty")
             if self._remote.event.mdirty: