diff --git a/apps/evpn-route-service/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/evpnrouteservice/impl/EvpnRouteManager.java b/apps/evpn-route-service/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/evpnrouteservice/impl/EvpnRouteManager.java
index 28abb7d..3c9f223 100644
--- a/apps/evpn-route-service/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/evpnrouteservice/impl/EvpnRouteManager.java
+++ b/apps/evpn-route-service/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/evpnrouteservice/impl/EvpnRouteManager.java
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@
                     listener.event(queue.take());
                 } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                     log.info("Route listener event thread shutting down: {}", e.getMessage());
+                    Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
                     break;
                 } catch (Exception e) {
                     log.warn("Exception during route event handler", e);