diff --git a/src/App.axaml.cs b/src/App.axaml.cs
index 2d963753..8753ef50 100644
--- a/src/App.axaml.cs
+++ b/src/App.axaml.cs
@@ -387,6 +387,7 @@ namespace SourceGit
         {
             if (Current?.ApplicationLifetime is IClassicDesktopStyleApplicationLifetime desktop)
             {
+                desktop.ShutdownMode = ShutdownMode.OnExplicitShutdown;
                 desktop.MainWindow?.Close();
                 desktop.Shutdown(exitCode);
             }