async def shutdown(self):
        """
        Perform any cleanup actions in the logging system (e.g. flushing
        buffers).

        Should be called at application exit.
        """
        if self._was_shutdown:
            return
        self._was_shutdown = True

        for handler in reversed(self.handlers):
            if not handler:
                continue
            try:
                if handler.initialized:
                    await handler.flush()
                    await handler.close()

            except Exception:
                """
                Ignore errors which might be caused
                because handlers have been closed but
                references to them are still around at
                application exit. Basically ignore everything, 
                as we're shutting down
                """
                pass