diff --git a/libs/freetdm/mod_openzap/mod_openzap.c b/libs/freetdm/mod_openzap/mod_openzap.c
index a40b49e1fd..9c0af7659f 100644
--- a/libs/freetdm/mod_openzap/mod_openzap.c
+++ b/libs/freetdm/mod_openzap/mod_openzap.c
@@ -1906,7 +1906,7 @@ SWITCH_MODULE_LOAD_FUNCTION(mod_openzap_load)
 SWITCH_MODULE_SHUTDOWN_FUNCTION(mod_openzap_shutdown)
 {
 	zap_global_destroy();
-	return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+	return SWITCH_STATUS_NOUNLOAD;
 }
 
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