diff --git a/ice-adapter/src/main/java/com/faforever/iceadapter/IceAdapter.java b/ice-adapter/src/main/java/com/faforever/iceadapter/IceAdapter.java
index 1dd49ef..d5ca260 100644
--- a/ice-adapter/src/main/java/com/faforever/iceadapter/IceAdapter.java
+++ b/ice-adapter/src/main/java/com/faforever/iceadapter/IceAdapter.java
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ public class IceAdapter implements Callable<Integer>, AutoCloseable {
     @CommandLine.ArgGroup(exclusive = false)
     private IceOptions iceOptions;
 
-    private volatile boolean running = true;
     private final ExecutorService executor = ExecutorHolder.getExecutor();
     private static final Lock lockGameSession = new ReentrantLock();
 
@@ -195,10 +194,6 @@ public static double getAcceptableLatency() {
         return INSTANCE.iceOptions.getAcceptableLatency();
     }
 
-    public static boolean isRunning() {
-        return INSTANCE.running;
-    }
-
     public static Executor getExecutor() {
         return INSTANCE.executor;
     }
diff --git a/ice-adapter/src/main/java/com/faforever/iceadapter/gpgnet/GPGNetServer.java b/ice-adapter/src/main/java/com/faforever/iceadapter/gpgnet/GPGNetServer.java
index 456b586..32eb9e1 100644
--- a/ice-adapter/src/main/java/com/faforever/iceadapter/gpgnet/GPGNetServer.java
+++ b/ice-adapter/src/main/java/com/faforever/iceadapter/gpgnet/GPGNetServer.java
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ private static void onGpgnetConnectionLost() {
      * Listens for incoming connections from a game instance
      */
     private static void acceptThread() {
-        while (!Thread.currentThread().isInterrupted() && IceAdapter.isRunning()) {
+        while (!Thread.currentThread().isInterrupted()) {
             try {
                 Socket socket = serverSocket.accept();
                 LockUtil.executeWithLock(lockSocket, () -> {
diff --git a/ice-adapter/src/main/java/com/faforever/iceadapter/ice/Peer.java b/ice-adapter/src/main/java/com/faforever/iceadapter/ice/Peer.java
index efe91cc..0d1e575 100644
--- a/ice-adapter/src/main/java/com/faforever/iceadapter/ice/Peer.java
+++ b/ice-adapter/src/main/java/com/faforever/iceadapter/ice/Peer.java
@@ -102,10 +102,7 @@ void onIceDataReceived(byte[] data, int offset, int length) {
     private void faListener() {
         byte[] data = new byte
                 [65536]; // 64KiB = UDP MTU, in practice due to ethernet frames being <= 1500 B, this is often not used
-        while (!Thread.currentThread().isInterrupted()
-                && IceAdapter.isRunning()
-                && IceAdapter.getGameSession() == gameSession
-                && !closing) {
+        while (!Thread.currentThread().isInterrupted() && IceAdapter.getGameSession() == gameSession && !closing) {
             try {
                 DatagramPacket packet = new DatagramPacket(data, data.length);
                 faSocket.receive(packet);
diff --git a/ice-adapter/src/main/java/com/faforever/iceadapter/ice/PeerIceModule.java b/ice-adapter/src/main/java/com/faforever/iceadapter/ice/PeerIceModule.java
index 6cb62bf..6cb1f72 100644
--- a/ice-adapter/src/main/java/com/faforever/iceadapter/ice/PeerIceModule.java
+++ b/ice-adapter/src/main/java/com/faforever/iceadapter/ice/PeerIceModule.java
@@ -500,9 +500,7 @@ public void listener() {
 
         byte[] data = new byte
                 [65536]; // 64KiB = UDP MTU, in practice due to ethernet frames being <= 1500 B, this is often not used
-        while (!Thread.currentThread().isInterrupted()
-                && IceAdapter.isRunning()
-                && IceAdapter.getGameSession() == peer.getGameSession()) {
+        while (!Thread.currentThread().isInterrupted() && IceAdapter.getGameSession() == peer.getGameSession()) {
             try {
                 DatagramPacket packet = new DatagramPacket(data, data.length);
                 localComponent