diff --git a/boot/pod/src/boot/pod.clj b/boot/pod/src/boot/pod.clj
index f5da91d7..76094388 100644
--- a/boot/pod/src/boot/pod.clj
+++ b/boot/pod/src/boot/pod.clj
@@ -824,6 +824,7 @@
   [pod]
   (when pod
     (.close pod)
+    (clojure.core/shutdown-agents)
     (.. pod getClassLoader close)))
 
 (defn pod-pool