diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_fax/mod_fax.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_fax/mod_fax.c
index 0b7374afa8..517c86f41a 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_fax/mod_fax.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_fax/mod_fax.c
@@ -808,6 +808,8 @@ SWITCH_MODULE_SHUTDOWN_FUNCTION(mod_fax_shutdown)
 {
 	switch_memory_pool_t *pool = globals.pool;
 
+	switch_event_unbind(&NODE);
+
 	switch_core_destroy_memory_pool(&pool);
 	memset(&globals, 0, sizeof(globals));