diff --git a/src/blackcore/context/contextsimulatorimpl.cpp b/src/blackcore/context/contextsimulatorimpl.cpp
index 76e3458f5..b420d18c0 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/context/contextsimulatorimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/blackcore/context/contextsimulatorimpl.cpp
@@ -611,6 +611,8 @@ namespace BlackCore
 
         void CContextSimulator::restoreSimulatorPlugins()
         {
+            //! \todo #801, this shutdown flag should not be required
+            if (this->getRuntime()->isShuttingDown()) { return; }
             stopSimulatorListeners();
 
             auto enabledSimulators = m_enabledSimulators.getThreadLocal();