diff --git a/assignment-client/src/Agent.cpp b/assignment-client/src/Agent.cpp
index 15c6471b3d..f1bdaaad12 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/Agent.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/Agent.cpp
@@ -827,10 +827,6 @@ void Agent::processAgentAvatarAudio() {
 void Agent::aboutToFinish() {
     setIsAvatar(false);// will stop timers for sending identity packets
 
-    if (_scriptEngine) {
-        _scriptEngine->stop();
-    }
-
     // our entity tree is going to go away so tell that to the EntityScriptingInterface
     DependencyManager::get<EntityScriptingInterface>()->setEntityTree(nullptr);
 
@@ -843,7 +839,6 @@ void Agent::aboutToFinish() {
 
     // destroy all other created dependencies
     DependencyManager::destroy<ScriptCache>();
-    DependencyManager::destroy<ScriptEngines>();
 
     DependencyManager::destroy<ResourceCacheSharedItems>();
     DependencyManager::destroy<SoundCacheScriptingInterface>();
@@ -862,3 +857,11 @@ void Agent::aboutToFinish() {
         _encoder = nullptr;
     }
 }
+
+void Agent::stop() {
+    if (_scriptEngine) {
+        _scriptEngine->stop();
+    } else {
+        setFinished(true);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/assignment-client/src/Agent.h b/assignment-client/src/Agent.h
index b55dea89be..7d47c8e713 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/Agent.h
+++ b/assignment-client/src/Agent.h
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ public slots:
     void setIsAvatar(bool isAvatar);
     bool isAvatar() const { return _isAvatar; }
 
+    Q_INVOKABLE virtual void stop() override;
+
 private slots:
     void requestScript();
     void scriptRequestFinished();
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/ThreadedAssignment.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/ThreadedAssignment.cpp
index 9a69d9b3d8..13d4e0bf8b 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/ThreadedAssignment.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/ThreadedAssignment.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ void ThreadedAssignment::checkInWithDomainServerOrExit() {
     if (_numQueuedCheckIns >= MAX_SILENT_DOMAIN_SERVER_CHECK_INS) {
         qCDebug(networking) << "At least" << MAX_SILENT_DOMAIN_SERVER_CHECK_INS << "have been queued without a response from domain-server"
             << "Stopping the current assignment";
-        setFinished(true);
+        stop();
     } else {
         auto nodeList = DependencyManager::get<NodeList>();
         QMetaObject::invokeMethod(nodeList.data(), "sendDomainServerCheckIn");
@@ -132,5 +132,5 @@ void ThreadedAssignment::checkInWithDomainServerOrExit() {
 
 void ThreadedAssignment::domainSettingsRequestFailed() {
     qCDebug(networking) << "Failed to retreive settings object from domain-server. Bailing on assignment.";
-    setFinished(true);
+    stop();
 }
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/ThreadedAssignment.h b/libraries/networking/src/ThreadedAssignment.h
index a1737641c1..e76533b2a1 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/ThreadedAssignment.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/ThreadedAssignment.h
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ public:
     ThreadedAssignment(ReceivedMessage& message);
     ~ThreadedAssignment() { stop(); }
 
-    void setFinished(bool isFinished);
     virtual void aboutToFinish() { };
     void addPacketStatsAndSendStatsPacket(QJsonObject statsObject);
 
@@ -43,6 +42,7 @@ signals:
 
 protected:
     void commonInit(const QString& targetName, NodeType_t nodeType);
+    void setFinished(bool isFinished);
 
     bool _isFinished;
     QTimer _domainServerTimer;