diff --git a/src/ctl/srcctl.c b/src/ctl/srcctl.c
index 33904da..a291236 100644
--- a/src/ctl/srcctl.c
+++ b/src/ctl/srcctl.c
@@ -774,7 +774,9 @@ static int ctl_interactive(char **argv, int argc)
 	r = cli_run();
 
 error:
+	stop_sender();
 	ctl_src_free(src);
+	src = NULL;
 	cli_destroy();
 	return r;
 }