--- a/DebugClients/Python/DebugClientBase.py	Mon Nov 30 18:52:18 2015 +0100
+++ b/DebugClients/Python/DebugClientBase.py	Sat Dec 05 13:20:36 2015 +0100
@@ -1321,6 +1321,7 @@
             self.running = None
             self.write('%s%d\n' % (DebugProtocol.ResponseExit, status))
             if exit:
+                self.writestream.close(1)
                 sys.exit(status)
         
         # reset coding