diff --git a/src/apps/terminal/TermParse.cpp b/src/apps/terminal/TermParse.cpp
index f89467173c..a5ced62001 100644
--- a/src/apps/terminal/TermParse.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/terminal/TermParse.cpp
@@ -78,8 +78,11 @@ TermParse::~TermParse()
 	delete_sem(fReaderLocker);
 
 	status_t dummy;
-	wait_for_thread(fParseThread, &dummy);
-	wait_for_thread(fReaderThread, &dummy);
+	kill_thread(fParseThread);
+	kill_thread(fReaderThread);	
+	//wait_for_thread(fReaderThread, &dummy);	
+	//wait_for_thread(fParseThread, &dummy);
+	//
 }