diff --git a/plugins/soteria_plugin.py b/plugins/soteria_plugin.py
index a554cb5..fe3fcea 100644
--- a/plugins/soteria_plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/soteria_plugin.py
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ plugin = plugins.Plugin()
 
 sot = soteria.Client(cache=soteria.MemoryCache())
 
+@plugin.unload_hook()
+async def close_sot():
+    await sot.close()
+
 @plugin.slash_command(description="gets the 5 most recent BANGERS (posts) from Soteria")
 async def get_posts(inter: disnake.CommandInteraction):
     await inter.response.defer()
@@ -29,6 +33,5 @@ async def get_posts(inter: disnake.CommandInteraction):
         embed_list.append(embed)
 
     await inter.edit_original_response(embeds=embed_list)
-    await sot.close()
 
 setup, teardown = plugin.create_extension_handlers()
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