diff --git a/panda/src/framework/pandaFramework.cxx b/panda/src/framework/pandaFramework.cxx
index 706ff4995d..29f5746c38 100644
--- a/panda/src/framework/pandaFramework.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/framework/pandaFramework.cxx
@@ -189,6 +189,8 @@ close_framework() {
 
   _event_handler.remove_all_hooks();
 
+  _task_mgr.cleanup();
+
   _is_open = false;
   _made_default_pipe = false;
   _default_pipe.clear();