diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 9bc0bf0179..6f3116ef9b 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -863,6 +863,10 @@ void Application::cleanupBeforeQuit() {
 
     // destroy the AudioClient so it and its thread have a chance to go down safely
     DependencyManager::destroy<AudioClient>();
+    
+    // destroy the AudioInjectorManager so it and its thread have a chance to go down safely
+    // this will also stop any ongoing network injectors
+    DependencyManager::destroy<AudioInjectorManager>();
 
     // Destroy third party processes after scripts have finished using them.
 #ifdef HAVE_DDE
diff --git a/libraries/audio/src/AudioInjectorManager.cpp b/libraries/audio/src/AudioInjectorManager.cpp
index 33df3e4e94..a441f679d6 100644
--- a/libraries/audio/src/AudioInjectorManager.cpp
+++ b/libraries/audio/src/AudioInjectorManager.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ AudioInjectorManager::~AudioInjectorManager() {
         _injectors.pop();
     }
     
+    // get rid of the lock now that we've stopped all living injectors
+    lock.unlock();
+    
+    // in case the thread is waiting for injectors wake it up now
+    _injectorReady.notify_one();
+    
     // quit and wait on the manager thread, if we ever created it
     if (_thread) {
         _thread->quit();