diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d6f3d344..c396afa9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ CHANGELOG for FlatCAM beta
 - remade the ReadMe tab
 - Tool Isolation - added a GUI element to control if the isolation of a polygon, when done with rest, should be done with the current tool even if its interiors (holes in it) could not be isolated or to be left for the next tool
 - updated all the translation strings to the latest changes
+- small fix
 RELEASE 8.993
 
 4.06.2020
diff --git a/app_Main.py b/app_Main.py
index feb02308..199e292c 100644
--- a/app_Main.py
+++ b/app_Main.py
@@ -3375,8 +3375,8 @@ class App(QtCore.QObject):
         # we use the following command
         minor_v = sys.version_info.minor
         if minor_v < 8:
-            # sys.exit(0)
-            pass
+            # make sure that the app closes
+            sys.exit(0)
         else:
             os._exit(0)  # fix to work with Python 3.8