diff --git a/modules/llama_cpp_server.py b/modules/llama_cpp_server.py
index 30823625..aa712541 100644
--- a/modules/llama_cpp_server.py
+++ b/modules/llama_cpp_server.py
@@ -398,7 +398,6 @@ class LlamaServer:
     def stop(self):
         """Stop the server process."""
         if self.process:
-            logger.info("Terminating llama-server...")
             self.process.terminate()
             try:
                 self.process.wait(timeout=5)
diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index 516253f7..99d2e171 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -61,11 +61,12 @@ from modules.utils import gradio
 def signal_handler(sig, frame):
     logger.info("Received Ctrl+C. Shutting down Text generation web UI gracefully.")
 
-    # Try to stop the model if loaded
-    try:
-        shared.model.stop()
-    except:
-        pass
+    # Explicitly stop LlamaServer to avoid __del__ cleanup issues during shutdown
+    if shared.model and shared.model.__class__.__name__ == 'LlamaServer':
+        try:
+            shared.model.stop()
+        except:
+            pass
 
     sys.exit(0)