diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/threerings/getdown/data/Application.java b/core/src/main/java/com/threerings/getdown/data/Application.java
index 997c908..1a4729c 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/threerings/getdown/data/Application.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/threerings/getdown/data/Application.java
@@ -1236,7 +1236,7 @@ public class Application
         // resources are verified on background threads supplied by the thread pool, and progress
         // is reported by posting runnable actions to the actions queue which is processed by the
         // main (UI) thread
-        Executor exec = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(SysProps.threadPoolSize());
+        ExecutorService exec = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(SysProps.threadPoolSize());
         final BlockingQueue<Runnable> actions = new LinkedBlockingQueue<Runnable>();
         final int[] completed = new int[1];
 
@@ -1290,6 +1290,8 @@ public class Application
             action.run();
         }
 
+        exec.shutdown();
+
         toInstall.addAll(toInstallAsync);
         toDownload.addAll(toDownloadAsync);
         unpacked.addAll(unpackedAsync);