diff --git a/folder.rb b/folder.rb
index 126c4a0..2c208f0 100644
--- a/folder.rb
+++ b/folder.rb
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class Folder
 
   def close()
     self.update()
+    puts "folder closed"
   end
 
   def num_subs()
diff --git a/main.rb b/main.rb
index 654916e..12504aa 100755
--- a/main.rb
+++ b/main.rb
@@ -20,9 +20,8 @@ logger.info("loaded config")
 bot = Discordrb::Commands::CommandBot.new token: config_obj["bot_token"], prefix: "!folder"
 folder = Folder.new
 
-def shutdown
-  log.info("shutting down")
-  if bot.connected
+def shut_down(bot,folder)
+  if bot.connected?
     bot.stop
   end
   folder.close
@@ -102,14 +101,14 @@ bot.message(private: true) do |event|
 end
 
 #set up signals
-Signal.trap("INT") { 
-  shut_down
+Signal.trap("INT") {
+  shut_down(bot,folder)
   exit
 }
 
 # Trap `Kill `
 Signal.trap("TERM") {
-  shut_down
+  shut_down(bot,folder)
   exit
 }