diff --git a/src/actsim_agent/downloader.cpp b/src/actsim_agent/downloader.cpp
index f5476e7..7338e53 100644
--- a/src/actsim_agent/downloader.cpp
+++ b/src/actsim_agent/downloader.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ void Downloader::thread_run() {
     if (!this->conn->connect()) {
         std::cerr << "Error: Upload thread could not connect to the database!" << std::endl;
         this->interface.stop();
+        this->interface.notify_download_halt();
         return;
     }
 
@@ -77,6 +78,8 @@ void Downloader::thread_run() {
         
     }
 
+    DEBUG_PRINT("Shutting down downloader");
+
     // notify the control thread that download has halted
     this->interface.notify_download_halt();