diff --git a/JShellAPI/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/jshellapi/service/JShellSessionService.java b/JShellAPI/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/jshellapi/service/JShellSessionService.java
index d3ba81a..521e0b2 100644
--- a/JShellAPI/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/jshellapi/service/JShellSessionService.java
+++ b/JShellAPI/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/jshellapi/service/JShellSessionService.java
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ void notifyDeath(String id) {
         }
         if (!shellService.isClosed()) {
             LOGGER.error("JShell Service isn't dead when it should for id {}.", id);
+            return;
         }
         LOGGER.info("Session {} died.", id);
     }