diff --git a/src/bitcoinrpc.cpp b/src/bitcoinrpc.cpp
index 4cf5e2fa..e3f500d2 100644
--- a/src/bitcoinrpc.cpp
+++ b/src/bitcoinrpc.cpp
@@ -965,7 +965,7 @@ static string JSONRPCExecBatch(const Array& vReq)
 void ServiceConnection(AcceptedConnection *conn)
 {
     bool fRun = true;
-    while (fRun)
+    while (fRun && !ShutdownRequested())
     {
         int nProto = 0;
         map<string, string> mapHeaders;