--- a/util/startup.lua	Sun Jun 12 01:50:33 2022 +0200
+++ b/util/startup.lua	Tue Jun 14 16:28:49 2022 +0200
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@
 			reason = reason;
 			code = code;
 		});
-		server.setquitting(true);
+		prosody.main_thread:run(startup.shutdown);
 	end
 end
 
@@ -644,6 +644,10 @@
 
 	prosody.log("debug", "Shutdown reason was: %s", prosody.shutdown_reason or "not specified");
 	prosody.log("debug", "Exiting with status code: %d", prosody.shutdown_code or 0);
+	server.setquitting(true);
+end
+
+function startup.exit()
 	os.exit(prosody.shutdown_code);
 end