diff --git a/providers/rest/device/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/rest/device/impl/RestDeviceProvider.java b/providers/rest/device/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/rest/device/impl/RestDeviceProvider.java
index 496375769a..a4d9f56cbc 100644
--- a/providers/rest/device/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/rest/device/impl/RestDeviceProvider.java
+++ b/providers/rest/device/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/rest/device/impl/RestDeviceProvider.java
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ public class RestDeviceProvider extends AbstractProvider
         providerService = null;
         factories.forEach(cfgService::unregisterConfigFactory);
         scheduledTask.cancel(true);
+        executor.shutdown();
         log.info("Stopped");
     }