diff --git a/src/lib/app/mainapplication.cpp b/src/lib/app/mainapplication.cpp
index 768ea7d2e..a7d036a16 100644
--- a/src/lib/app/mainapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/app/mainapplication.cpp
@@ -748,6 +748,7 @@ void MainApplication::saveSettings()
 
     m_searchEnginesManager->saveSettings();
     m_plugins->shutdown();
+    m_networkManager->shutdown();
 
     DataPaths::clearTempData();
 
diff --git a/src/lib/network/networkmanager.cpp b/src/lib/network/networkmanager.cpp
index 08821b55e..1b0fb6677 100644
--- a/src/lib/network/networkmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/network/networkmanager.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* ============================================================
-* QupZilla - WebKit based browser
-* Copyright (C) 2010-2016  David Rosca <nowrep@gmail.com>
+* QupZilla - Qt web browser
+* Copyright (C) 2010-2017 David Rosca <nowrep@gmail.com>
 *
 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -249,6 +249,11 @@ void NetworkManager::loadSettings()
     m_urlInterceptor->loadSettings();
 }
 
+void NetworkManager::shutdown()
+{
+    mApp->webProfile()->setRequestInterceptor(nullptr);
+}
+
 QNetworkReply *NetworkManager::createRequest(QNetworkAccessManager::Operation op, const QNetworkRequest &request, QIODevice *outgoingData)
 {
     QNetworkRequest req = request;
diff --git a/src/lib/network/networkmanager.h b/src/lib/network/networkmanager.h
index b6ddd32aa..7bfaff994 100644
--- a/src/lib/network/networkmanager.h
+++ b/src/lib/network/networkmanager.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* ============================================================
-* QupZilla - WebKit based browser
-* Copyright (C) 2010-2016  David Rosca <nowrep@gmail.com>
+* QupZilla - Qt web browser
+* Copyright (C) 2010-2017 David Rosca <nowrep@gmail.com>
 *
 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ public:
     void removeUrlInterceptor(UrlInterceptor *interceptor);
 
     void loadSettings();
+    void shutdown();
 
 protected:
     QNetworkReply *createRequest(Operation op, const QNetworkRequest &request, QIODevice *outgoingData) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;