diff --git a/backends/skype/skypeplugin.cpp b/backends/skype/skypeplugin.cpp
index bf796edc..9cd7ea58 100644
--- a/backends/skype/skypeplugin.cpp
+++ b/backends/skype/skypeplugin.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ static gboolean transportDataReceived(GIOChannel *source, GIOCondition condition
 	if (n <= 0) {
 		LOG4CXX_INFO(logger, "Diconnecting from spectrum2 server");
 		Logging::shutdownLogging();
+		google::protobuf::ShutdownProtobufLibrary();
 		exit(errno);
 	}
 	std::string d = std::string(buffer, n);
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ static int create_socket(const char *host, int portno) {
 		// strerror() will not work for gethostbyname() and hstrerror() 
 		// is supposedly obsolete
 		Logging::shutdownLogging();
+		google::protobuf::ShutdownProtobufLibrary();
 		exit(1);
 	}
 	serv_addr.sin_addr.s_addr = *((unsigned long *) hos->h_addr_list[0]);
@@ -93,6 +95,7 @@ static int create_socket(const char *host, int portno) {
 
 static void io_destroy(gpointer data) {
 	Logging::shutdownLogging();
+	google::protobuf::ShutdownProtobufLibrary();
 	exit(1);
 }
 
@@ -148,6 +151,7 @@ void SkypePlugin::handleLogoutRequest(const std::string &user, const std::string
 		LOG4CXX_INFO(logger, "User wants to logout, logging out");
 		skype->logout();
 		Logging::shutdownLogging();
+		google::protobuf::ShutdownProtobufLibrary();
 		exit(1);
 	}
 }