diff --git a/base/src/main/java/de/staropensource/sosengine/base/logging/CrashHandler.java b/base/src/main/java/de/staropensource/sosengine/base/logging/CrashHandler.java
index 3d5f7a0..e79b0fb 100644
--- a/base/src/main/java/de/staropensource/sosengine/base/logging/CrashHandler.java
+++ b/base/src/main/java/de/staropensource/sosengine/base/logging/CrashHandler.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 package de.staropensource.sosengine.base.logging;
 
+import de.staropensource.sosengine.base.Engine;
 import de.staropensource.sosengine.base.EngineConfiguration;
 import de.staropensource.sosengine.base.classes.Placeholder;
 import de.staropensource.sosengine.base.events.EngineCrashEvent;
@@ -146,11 +147,11 @@ public final class CrashHandler {
         // Send EngineCrash event
         new EngineCrashEvent().callEvent();
 
-        // Shutdown JVM
+        // Shutdown (engine &) JVM
         if (EngineConfiguration.getInstance().isLoggerImmediateShutdown())
             Runtime.getRuntime().halt(69);
         else
-            Runtime.getRuntime().exit(69);
+            Engine.getInstance().shutdown(69);
     }
 
     /**