diff --git a/bundles/target/src/main/java/org/jscsi/target/Activator.java b/bundles/target/src/main/java/org/jscsi/target/Activator.java
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/bundles/target/src/main/java/org/jscsi/target/Activator.java
+++ b/bundles/target/src/main/java/org/jscsi/target/Activator.java
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ public class Activator implements BundleActivator {
     public void stop(BundleContext context) throws Exception {
         // Need to provide a shutdown method within the jscsi target
         runner.shutdown();
-        System.exit(-1);
     }
 
 }
[MOD] Removed an exit command from the activator, since it influenced
the container.