--- a/DebugClients/Python3/DebugClientBase.py	Mon Nov 30 18:52:18 2015 +0100
+++ b/DebugClients/Python3/DebugClientBase.py	Sat Dec 05 13:20:36 2015 +0100
@@ -1324,6 +1324,7 @@
             self.running = None
             self.write('{0}{1:d}\n'.format(DebugProtocol.ResponseExit, status))
             if exit:
+                self.writestream.close(True)
                 sys.exit(status)
         
         # reset coding