diff --git a/core/cleanup.py b/core/cleanup.py
index a0d0c62..3a82fa8 100644
--- a/core/cleanup.py
+++ b/core/cleanup.py
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ class CleanupTimer:
         """Stop any threads and prepare for application shutdown"""
 
         self._stop_event.set()
+        if self._thread:
+            self._thread.join(timeout=15)
+            if self._thread.is_alive():
+                logger.warning("Cleanup worker thread did not exit on time and will be killed.")
 
     def _run(self):
         while not self._stop_event.wait(timeout=self._cleanup_interval):
diff --git a/core/data_providers.py b/core/data_providers.py
index e0a7e5f..06423ee 100644
--- a/core/data_providers.py
+++ b/core/data_providers.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import logging
 import threading
+import time
 
 from core.config import config, create_provider_from_config
 
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ class DataProviders:
         self.static_data_providers = []
         self.sig_ref_data_providers = []
         self.callsign_data_providers = []
+        self._startup_timers = []
 
     def setup(self):
         for entry in config["spot_providers"]:
@@ -43,41 +45,58 @@ class DataProviders:
     def start(self):
         # Start data providers before spot/alert providers so the lookup data is there already for incoming spots.
         # Each category is fired off after a small delay to give the rest of Spothole chance to start up.
-        threading.Timer(5.0, lambda: self.start_providers(self.static_data_providers, "static data")).start()
-        threading.Timer(
-            10.0,
-            lambda: self.start_providers(self.callsign_data_providers, "callsign data"),
-        ).start()
-        threading.Timer(15.0, lambda: self.start_providers(self.spot_providers, "spot")).start()
-        threading.Timer(20.0, lambda: self.start_providers(self.alert_providers, "alert")).start()
-        threading.Timer(
-            25.0,
-            lambda: self.start_providers(self.solar_condition_providers, "solar condition"),
-        ).start()
-        threading.Timer(
-            30.0,
-            lambda: self.start_providers(self.sig_ref_data_providers, "SIG ref data"),
-        ).start()
+        self._startup_timers = [
+            threading.Timer(5.0, lambda: self.start_providers(self.static_data_providers, "static data")),
+            threading.Timer(10.0, lambda: self.start_providers(self.callsign_data_providers, "callsign data")),
+            threading.Timer(15.0, lambda: self.start_providers(self.spot_providers, "spot")),
+            threading.Timer(20.0, lambda: self.start_providers(self.alert_providers, "alert")),
+            threading.Timer(
+                25.0,
+                lambda: self.start_providers(self.solar_condition_providers, "solar condition"),
+            ),
+            threading.Timer(30.0, lambda: self.start_providers(self.sig_ref_data_providers, "SIG ref data")),
+        ]
+        for t in self._startup_timers:
+            t.daemon = True
+            t.start()
 
     def stop(self):
-        for sp in self.spot_providers:
-            if sp.enabled:
-                sp.stop()
-        for ap in self.alert_providers:
-            if ap.enabled:
-                ap.stop()
-        for scp in self.solar_condition_providers:
-            if scp.enabled:
-                scp.stop()
-        for srdp in self.sig_ref_data_providers:
-            if srdp.enabled:
-                srdp.stop()
-        for sdp in self.static_data_providers:
-            if sdp.enabled:
-                sdp.stop()
-        for cdp in self.callsign_data_providers:
-            if cdp.enabled:
-                cdp.stop()
+        # Cancel any startup timers that haven't fired yet
+        for t in self._startup_timers:
+            t.cancel()
+
+        # Stop all providers
+        all_providers = [
+            p
+            for p in (
+                self.spot_providers
+                + self.alert_providers
+                + self.solar_condition_providers
+                + self.sig_ref_data_providers
+                + self.static_data_providers
+                + self.callsign_data_providers
+            )
+            if p.enabled
+        ]
+        if not all_providers:
+            return
+
+        def stop_provider(p):
+            try:
+                p.stop()
+            except Exception:
+                logger.exception("Exception stopping provider")
+
+        threads = [threading.Thread(target=stop_provider, args=(p,), daemon=True) for p in all_providers]
+        for t in threads:
+            t.start()
+
+        deadline = time.monotonic() + 40
+        for t in threads:
+            t.join(timeout=max(0.0, deadline - time.monotonic()))
+        still_running = [t for t in threads if t.is_alive()]
+        if still_running:
+            logger.warning("Some threads did not stop in time!")
 
 
 # Global object
diff --git a/core/live_data_cache.py b/core/live_data_cache.py
index 7d13cb7..6fb61e4 100644
--- a/core/live_data_cache.py
+++ b/core/live_data_cache.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class LiveDataCache:
         self._snapshot_dir = snapshot_dir
         self._disk_cache = diskcache.Cache(str(snapshot_dir))
         self._stop_event = threading.Event()
+        self._snapshot_thread = None
         self._load_snapshot()
         self._start_periodic_snapshot(snapshot_interval_sec)
 
@@ -93,10 +94,16 @@ class LiveDataCache:
             while not self._stop_event.wait(timeout=interval):
                 self.save_snapshot()
 
-        t = threading.Thread(target=loop, name=f"LiveDataCache-Snapshot-{self._snapshot_dir}", daemon=True)
-        t.start()
+        self._snapshot_thread = threading.Thread(
+            target=loop, name=f"LiveDataCache-Snapshot-{self._snapshot_dir}", daemon=True
+        )
+        self._snapshot_thread.start()
 
     def close(self):
         self._stop_event.set()
+        if self._snapshot_thread:
+            self._snapshot_thread.join(timeout=15)
+            if self._snapshot_thread.is_alive():
+                logger.warning(f"LiveDataCache snapshot thread for {self._snapshot_dir} did not exit on time.")
         self.save_snapshot()
         self._disk_cache.close()
diff --git a/core/status_reporter.py b/core/status_reporter.py
index 609f938..58c8b36 100644
--- a/core/status_reporter.py
+++ b/core/status_reporter.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import logging
 import os
 from datetime import datetime
 from threading import Event, Thread
@@ -14,6 +15,8 @@ from core.prometheus_metrics_handler import alerts_gauge, memory_use_gauge, spot
 from telnetserver.telnetserver import TELNET_SERVER
 from webserver.webserver import WEB_SERVER
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 class StatusReporter:
     """Provides a timed update of the application's status data."""
@@ -33,13 +36,17 @@ class StatusReporter:
     def start(self):
         """Start the reporter thread"""
 
-        self._thread = Thread(target=self._run, name="StatusReporter")
+        self._thread = Thread(target=self._run, name="StatusReporter", daemon=True)
         self._thread.start()
 
     def stop(self):
         """Stop any threads and prepare for application shutdown"""
 
         self._stop_event.set()
+        if self._thread:
+            self._thread.join(timeout=15)
+            if self._thread.is_alive():
+                logger.warning("Status reporter worker thread did not exit on time and will be killed.")
 
     def _run(self):
         """Thread entry point: report immediately on startup, then on each interval until stopped"""
diff --git a/providers/alert/http_alert_provider.py b/providers/alert/http_alert_provider.py
index 93aab50..83d1c6b 100644
--- a/providers/alert/http_alert_provider.py
+++ b/providers/alert/http_alert_provider.py
@@ -27,11 +27,15 @@ class HTTPAlertProvider(AlertProvider):
         # Fire off the polling thread. It will poll immediately on startup, then sleep for poll_interval between
         # subsequent polls, so start() returns immediately and the application can continue starting.
         logger.info(f"Set up query of {self.name} alert API every {self._poll_interval!s} seconds.")
-        self._thread = Thread(target=self._run, name=f"HTTPAlertProvider-{self.name}")
+        self._thread = Thread(target=self._run, name=f"HTTPAlertProvider-{self.name}", daemon=True)
         self._thread.start()
 
     def stop(self):
         self._stop_event.set()
+        if self._thread:
+            self._thread.join(timeout=35)
+            if self._thread.is_alive():
+                logger.warning(f"{self.name} alert worker thread did not exit on time and will be killed.")
 
     def _run(self):
         while True:
diff --git a/providers/callsigndata/file_download_callsign_data_provider.py b/providers/callsigndata/file_download_callsign_data_provider.py
index 7a7a31d..0663ea9 100644
--- a/providers/callsigndata/file_download_callsign_data_provider.py
+++ b/providers/callsigndata/file_download_callsign_data_provider.py
@@ -32,11 +32,15 @@ class FileDownloadCallsignDataProvider(CallsignDataProvider):
         # Fire off the polling thread. It will poll immediately on startup, then sleep for poll_interval between
         # subsequent polls, so start() returns immediately and the application can continue starting.
         logger.info(f"Set up query of {self.name} callsign reference data every {self._poll_interval!s} days.")
-        self._thread = Thread(target=self._run, name=f"FileDownloadCallsignDataProvider-{self.name}")
+        self._thread = Thread(target=self._run, name=f"FileDownloadCallsignDataProvider-{self.name}", daemon=True)
         self._thread.start()
 
     def stop(self):
         self._stop_event.set()
+        if self._thread:
+            self._thread.join(timeout=35)
+            if self._thread.is_alive():
+                logger.warning(f"{self.name} callsign data worker thread did not exit on time and will be killed.")
 
     def _run(self):
         while True:
diff --git a/providers/sigrefdata/file_download_sig_ref_data_provider.py b/providers/sigrefdata/file_download_sig_ref_data_provider.py
index 92369d7..d1e243b 100644
--- a/providers/sigrefdata/file_download_sig_ref_data_provider.py
+++ b/providers/sigrefdata/file_download_sig_ref_data_provider.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import logging
 from datetime import datetime
-from threading import Event, Thread
+from threading import Thread
 
 import pytz
 from requests.exceptions import ConnectionError, ConnectTimeout, ReadTimeout
@@ -21,19 +21,21 @@ class FileDownloadSIGRefDataProvider(SIGRefDataProvider):
         self._url = url
         self._poll_interval = poll_interval
         self._thread = None
-        self._stop_event = Event()
         self._url_data_cache = URLDataCache(f"sigrefdata_{sig_name}")
 
     def start(self):
         # Fire off the polling thread. It will poll immediately on startup, then sleep for poll_interval between
         # subsequent polls, so start() returns immediately and the application can continue starting.
         logger.info(f"Set up query of {self.sig_name} SIG ref data every {self._poll_interval!s} days.")
-        self._thread = Thread(target=self._run, name=f"FileDownloadSIGRefDataProvider-{self.sig_name}")
+        self._thread = Thread(target=self._run, name=f"FileDownloadSIGRefDataProvider-{self.sig_name}", daemon=True)
         self._thread.start()
 
     def stop(self):
         super().stop()
-        self._stop_event.set()
+        if self._thread:
+            self._thread.join(timeout=35)
+            if self._thread.is_alive():
+                logger.warning(f"{self.sig_name} SIG ref data worker thread did not exit on time and will be killed.")
 
     def _run(self):
         while True:
diff --git a/providers/sigrefdata/sig_ref_data_provider.py b/providers/sigrefdata/sig_ref_data_provider.py
index 7c98345..bf128a9 100644
--- a/providers/sigrefdata/sig_ref_data_provider.py
+++ b/providers/sigrefdata/sig_ref_data_provider.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import logging
 from datetime import datetime
+from threading import Event
 
 import pytz
 
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ class SIGRefDataProvider:
         self.last_update_time = datetime.min.replace(tzinfo=pytz.UTC)
         self.status = "Not Started" if self.enabled else "Disabled"
         self.reference_count = 0
-        self._stop = False
+        self._stop_event = Event()
 
     def start(self):
         """Start the provider. This should return immediately after spawning threads to access the remote resources"""
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ class SIGRefDataProvider:
         """Stop any threads and prepare for application shutdown. Subclasses should implement this method and call
         super()."""
 
-        self._stop = True
+        self._stop_event.set()
 
     def _add_data(self, new_data):
         """Add all the provided reference data objects to the data store."""
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ class SIGRefDataProvider:
                 # For the big data sources, loading will take a few minutes. If we want to shut down the software neatly
                 # within the first few minutes of startup, we need a way to abort this expensive process of filling up the
                 # disk cache.
-                if self._stop:
+                if self._stop_event.is_set():
                     break
 
         self.reference_count = len(new_data)
diff --git a/providers/solarconditions/giroionosonde.py b/providers/solarconditions/giroionosonde.py
index 023ca23..4067920 100644
--- a/providers/solarconditions/giroionosonde.py
+++ b/providers/solarconditions/giroionosonde.py
@@ -67,11 +67,15 @@ class GIROIonosonde(SolarConditionsProvider):
 
     def start(self):
         logger.info(f"Set up query of GIRO ionosonde data API every {POLL_INTERVAL} seconds.")
-        self._thread = Thread(target=self._run, name="GIROIonosondeDataProvider")
+        self._thread = Thread(target=self._run, name="GIROIonosondeDataProvider", daemon=True)
         self._thread.start()
 
     def stop(self):
         self._stop_event.set()
+        if self._thread:
+            self._thread.join(timeout=35)
+            if self._thread.is_alive():
+                logger.warning("GIRO ionosonde worker thread did not exit on time and will be killed.")
 
     def _run(self):
         # Real interval at which we poll is the "once per hour" divided by the number of stations, so each one gets
diff --git a/providers/solarconditions/http_solar_conditions_provider.py b/providers/solarconditions/http_solar_conditions_provider.py
index 86229dc..a5feeb9 100644
--- a/providers/solarconditions/http_solar_conditions_provider.py
+++ b/providers/solarconditions/http_solar_conditions_provider.py
@@ -25,11 +25,15 @@ class HTTPSolarConditionsProvider(SolarConditionsProvider):
 
     def start(self):
         logger.info(f"Set up query of {self.name} solar conditions API every {self._poll_interval!s} seconds.")
-        self._thread = Thread(target=self._run, name=f"HTTPSolarConditionsProvider-{self.name}")
+        self._thread = Thread(target=self._run, name=f"HTTPSolarConditionsProvider-{self.name}", daemon=True)
         self._thread.start()
 
     def stop(self):
         self._stop_event.set()
+        if self._thread:
+            self._thread.join(timeout=35)
+            if self._thread.is_alive():
+                logger.warning(f"{self.name} solar conditions worker thread did not exit on time and will be killed.")
 
     def _run(self):
         while True:
diff --git a/providers/solarconditions/kc2gprop.py b/providers/solarconditions/kc2gprop.py
index f80f423..8f9cd81 100644
--- a/providers/solarconditions/kc2gprop.py
+++ b/providers/solarconditions/kc2gprop.py
@@ -32,11 +32,15 @@ class KC2GProp(SolarConditionsProvider):
 
     def start(self):
         logger.info(f"Set up query of KC2G ionosonde data API every {POLL_INTERVAL} seconds.")
-        self._thread = Thread(target=self._run, name="KC2GPropProvider")
+        self._thread = Thread(target=self._run, name="KC2GPropProvider", daemon=True)
         self._thread.start()
 
     def stop(self):
         self._stop_event.set()
+        if self._thread:
+            self._thread.join(timeout=35)
+            if self._thread.is_alive():
+                logger.warning("KC2G ionosonde worker thread did not exit on time and will be killed.")
 
     def _run(self):
         while True:
diff --git a/providers/spot/aprsis.py b/providers/spot/aprsis.py
index 9442881..3977a60 100644
--- a/providers/spot/aprsis.py
+++ b/providers/spot/aprsis.py
@@ -17,17 +17,16 @@ class APRSIS(SpotProvider):
 
     def __init__(self, provider_config):
         super().__init__("APRS-IS", provider_config)
-        self._thread = Thread(target=self._run, name="APRSISSpotProvider")
-        self._thread.daemon = True
+        self._thread = None
         self._aprsis = None
-        self._running = True
         self._stop_event = Event()
 
     def start(self):
+        self._thread = Thread(target=self._run, name="APRSISSpotProvider", daemon=True)
         self._thread.start()
 
     def _run(self):
-        while self._running:
+        while not self._stop_event.is_set():
             try:
                 self._aprsis = aprslib.IS(SERVER_OWNER_CALLSIGN)
                 self.status = "Connecting"
@@ -37,20 +36,22 @@ class APRSIS(SpotProvider):
                 self._aprsis.consumer(self._handle, immortal=True)
 
             except Exception:
-                if self._running:
+                if not self._stop_event.is_set():
                     self.status = "Error"
                     logger.exception("Exception in APRS-IS provider")
 
-            if self._running:
+            if not self._stop_event.is_set():
                 self._stop_event.wait(timeout=5)
 
     def stop(self):
-        self._running = False
         self.status = "Shutting down"
         self._stop_event.set()
         if self._aprsis:
             self._aprsis.close()
-        self._thread.join()
+        if self._thread:
+            self._thread.join(timeout=15)
+            if self._thread.is_alive():
+                logger.warning("APRS-IS worker thread did not exit on time and will be killed.")
 
     def _handle(self, data):
         try:
diff --git a/providers/spot/dxcluster.py b/providers/spot/dxcluster.py
index 5cbe78f..eb537df 100644
--- a/providers/spot/dxcluster.py
+++ b/providers/spot/dxcluster.py
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import logging
 import re
 from datetime import datetime
-from threading import Thread
-from time import sleep
+from threading import Event, Thread
 
 import pytz
 import telnetlib3
@@ -41,23 +40,26 @@ class DXCluster(SpotProvider):
             self._LINE_PATTERN_ALLOW_RBN if self._allow_rbn_spots else self._LINE_PATTERN_EXCLUDE_RBN
         )
         self._telnet = None
-        self._thread = Thread(target=self._handle, name=f"DXClusterSpotProvider-{self.name}")
-        self._thread.daemon = True
-        self._running = True
+        self._thread = None
+        self._stop_event = Event()
 
     def start(self):
+        self._thread = Thread(target=self._handle, name=f"DXClusterSpotProvider-{self.name}", daemon=True)
         self._thread.start()
 
     def stop(self):
-        self._running = False
+        self._stop_event.set()
         if self._telnet:
             self._telnet.close()
-        self._thread.join()
+        if self._thread:
+            self._thread.join(timeout=15)
+            if self._thread.is_alive():
+                logger.warning(f"DX Cluster {self._hostname} worker thread did not exit on time and will be killed.")
 
     def _handle(self):
-        while self._running:
+        while not self._stop_event.is_set():
             connected = False
-            while not connected and self._running:
+            while not connected and not self._stop_event.is_set():
                 try:
                     self.status = "Connecting"
                     logger.info(f"DX Cluster {self._hostname} connecting...")
@@ -69,14 +71,14 @@ class DXCluster(SpotProvider):
                 except ConnectionRefusedError:
                     self.status = "Error"
                     logger.warning(f"Connection refused to DX cluster {self._hostname}")
-                    sleep(300)
+                    self._stop_event.wait(timeout=300)
                 except Exception:
                     self.status = "Error"
                     logger.exception(f"Exception while connecting to DX Cluster Provider ({self._hostname}).")
-                    sleep(5)
+                    self._stop_event.wait(timeout=5)
 
             self.status = "Waiting for Data"
-            while connected and self._running:
+            while connected and not self._stop_event.is_set():
                 try:
                     # Check new telnet info against regular expression
                     telnet_output = self._telnet.read_until("\n".encode("latin-1"))
@@ -106,19 +108,19 @@ class DXCluster(SpotProvider):
 
                 except EOFError:
                     connected = False
-                    if self._running:
+                    if not self._stop_event.is_set():
                         self.status = "Restarting"
                         logger.warning(f"Disconnected from DX Cluster {self._hostname}. Reconnecting...")
-                        sleep(5)
+                        self._stop_event.wait(timeout=5)
                     else:
                         logger.info(f"DX Cluster {self._hostname} shutting down...")
                         self.status = "Shutting down"
                 except Exception:
                     connected = False
-                    if self._running:
+                    if not self._stop_event.is_set():
                         self.status = "Error"
                         logger.exception(f"Exception in DX Cluster Provider ({self._hostname})")
-                        sleep(5)
+                        self._stop_event.wait(timeout=5)
                     else:
                         logger.info(f"DX Cluster {self._hostname} shutting down...")
                         self.status = "Shutting down"
diff --git a/providers/spot/http_spot_provider.py b/providers/spot/http_spot_provider.py
index 14b4fa4..124742a 100644
--- a/providers/spot/http_spot_provider.py
+++ b/providers/spot/http_spot_provider.py
@@ -28,12 +28,16 @@ class HTTPSpotProvider(SpotProvider):
         # Fire off the polling thread. It will poll immediately on startup, then sleep for poll_interval between
         # subsequent polls, so start() returns immediately and the application can continue starting.
         logger.info(f"Set up query of {self.name} spot API every {self._poll_interval!s} seconds.")
-        self._thread = Thread(target=self._run, name=f"HTTPSpotProvider-{self.name}")
+        self._thread = Thread(target=self._run, name=f"HTTPSpotProvider-{self.name}", daemon=True)
         self._thread.start()
 
     def stop(self):
         self._stop_event.set()
         self._wakeup_event.set()
+        if self._thread:
+            self._thread.join(timeout=35)
+            if self._thread.is_alive():
+                logger.warning(f"{self.name} spot worker thread did not exit on time and will be killed.")
 
     def force_poll(self):
         """Trigger an immediate poll without waiting for the normal interval."""
diff --git a/providers/spot/rbn.py b/providers/spot/rbn.py
index 6b26238..7923b9e 100644
--- a/providers/spot/rbn.py
+++ b/providers/spot/rbn.py
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import logging
 import re
 from datetime import datetime
-from threading import Thread
-from time import sleep
+from threading import Event, Thread
 
 import pytz
 import telnetlib3
@@ -30,23 +29,26 @@ class RBN(SpotProvider):
         super().__init__(name, provider_config)
         self._port = provider_config["port"]
         self._telnet = None
-        self._thread = Thread(target=self._handle, name=f"RBNSpotProvider-{self.name}")
-        self._thread.daemon = True
-        self._running = True
+        self._thread = None
+        self._stop_event = Event()
 
     def start(self):
+        self._thread = Thread(target=self._handle, name=f"RBNSpotProvider-{self.name}", daemon=True)
         self._thread.start()
 
     def stop(self):
-        self._running = False
+        self._stop_event.set()
         if self._telnet:
             self._telnet.close()
-        self._thread.join()
+        if self._thread:
+            self._thread.join(timeout=15)
+            if self._thread.is_alive():
+                logger.warning(f"RBN (port {self._port!s}) worker thread did not exit on time and will be killed.")
 
     def _handle(self):
-        while self._running:
+        while not self._stop_event.is_set():
             connected = False
-            while not connected and self._running:
+            while not connected and not self._stop_event.is_set():
                 try:
                     self.status = "Connecting"
                     logger.info(f"RBN port {self._port!s} connecting...")
@@ -58,10 +60,10 @@ class RBN(SpotProvider):
                 except Exception:
                     self.status = "Error"
                     logger.exception(f"Exception while connecting to RBN (port {self._port!s}).")
-                    sleep(5)
+                    self._stop_event.wait(timeout=5)
 
             self.status = "Waiting for Data"
-            while connected and self._running:
+            while connected and not self._stop_event.is_set():
                 try:
                     # Check new telnet info against regular expression
                     telnet_output = self._telnet.read_until("\n".encode("latin-1"))
@@ -91,19 +93,19 @@ class RBN(SpotProvider):
 
                 except EOFError:
                     connected = False
-                    if self._running:
+                    if not self._stop_event.is_set():
                         self.status = "Restarting"
                         logger.warning(f"Disconnected from RBN provider (port {self._port!s}). Reconnecting...")
-                        sleep(5)
+                        self._stop_event.wait(timeout=5)
                     else:
                         logger.info(f"RBN provider (port {self._port!s}) shutting down...")
                         self.status = "Shutting down"
                 except Exception:
                     connected = False
-                    if self._running:
+                    if not self._stop_event.is_set():
                         self.status = "Error"
                         logger.exception(f"Exception in RBN provider (port {self._port!s})")
-                        sleep(5)
+                        self._stop_event.wait(timeout=5)
                     else:
                         logger.info(f"RBN provider (port {self._port!s}) shutting down...")
                         self.status = "Shutting down"
diff --git a/providers/spot/websocket_spot_provider.py b/providers/spot/websocket_spot_provider.py
index f5b2ebf..5c5af61 100644
--- a/providers/spot/websocket_spot_provider.py
+++ b/providers/spot/websocket_spot_provider.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import logging
 from datetime import datetime
-from threading import Thread
-from time import sleep
+from threading import Event, Thread
 
 import pytz
 from websocket import create_connection
@@ -20,22 +19,24 @@ class WebsocketSpotProvider(SpotProvider):
         self._url = url
         self._ws = None
         self._thread = None
-        self._stopped = False
+        self._stop_event = Event()
         self._last_event_id = None
 
     def start(self):
         logger.info(f"Set up websocket connection to {self.name} spot API.")
-        self._stopped = False
+        self._stop_event.clear()
         self._thread = Thread(target=self._run, name=f"WebsocketSpotProvider-{self.name}")
         self._thread.daemon = True
         self._thread.start()
 
     def stop(self):
-        self._stopped = True
+        self._stop_event.set()
         if self._ws:
             self._ws.close()
         if self._thread:
-            self._thread.join()
+            self._thread.join(timeout=15)
+            if self._thread.is_alive():
+                logger.warning(f"{self.name} websocket worker thread did not exit on time and will be killed.")
 
     def _on_open(self):
         self.status = "Waiting for Data"
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ class WebsocketSpotProvider(SpotProvider):
         self.status = "Connecting"
 
     def _run(self):
-        while not self._stopped:
+        while not self._stop_event.is_set():
             try:
                 logger.debug(f"Connecting to {self.name} spot API...")
                 self.status = "Connecting"
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ class WebsocketSpotProvider(SpotProvider):
 
                 # Keep reading from this same connection until it drops or we're asked to stop, rather than
                 # reconnecting for every message.
-                while not self._stopped:
+                while not self._stop_event.is_set():
                     data = self._ws.recv()
                     if not data:
                         break
@@ -82,8 +83,8 @@ class WebsocketSpotProvider(SpotProvider):
                         # No problem, we were getting rid of this object anyway.
                         pass
                     self._ws = None
-            if not self._stopped:
-                sleep(5)  # Wait before trying to reconnect
+            if not self._stop_event.is_set():
+                self._stop_event.wait(timeout=5)  # Wait before trying to reconnect
 
     def _ws_message_to_spot(self, b):
         """Convert a WS message received from the API into a spot. The exact message data (in bytes) is provided here so the
diff --git a/providers/staticdata/file_download_static_data_provider.py b/providers/staticdata/file_download_static_data_provider.py
index 44a26a3..6b733f6 100644
--- a/providers/staticdata/file_download_static_data_provider.py
+++ b/providers/staticdata/file_download_static_data_provider.py
@@ -29,11 +29,15 @@ class FileDownloadStaticDataProvider(StaticDataProvider):
         # Fire off the polling thread. It will poll immediately on startup, then sleep for poll_interval between
         # subsequent polls, so start() returns immediately and the application can continue starting.
         logger.info(f"Set up query of {self.name} static reference data every {self._poll_interval!s} days.")
-        self._thread = Thread(target=self._run, name=f"FileDownloadStaticDataProvider-{self.name}")
+        self._thread = Thread(target=self._run, name=f"FileDownloadStaticDataProvider-{self.name}", daemon=True)
         self._thread.start()
 
     def stop(self):
         self._stop_event.set()
+        if self._thread:
+            self._thread.join(timeout=35)
+            if self._thread.is_alive():
+                logger.warning(f"{self.name} static data worker thread did not exit on time and will be killed.")
 
     def _run(self):
         while True:
diff --git a/spothole.py b/spothole.py
index b9835b5..bcc8066 100644
--- a/spothole.py
+++ b/spothole.py
@@ -15,17 +15,25 @@ from webserver.webserver import WEB_SERVER
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+_shutdown_in_progress = False
+
 
 def shutdown(_signum=None, _frame=None):
     """Shutdown function"""
 
+    # Check if this is the second time a shutdown was asked for, if so immediately kill the program.
+    global _shutdown_in_progress
+    if _shutdown_in_progress:
+        os._exit(1)
+    _shutdown_in_progress = True
+
     logger.info("Stopping program...")
     WEB_SERVER.stop()
     TELNET_SERVER.stop()
     DATA_PROVIDERS.stop()
     CLEANUP_TIMER.stop()
     DATA_STORE.close()
-    os._exit(0)
+    logger.info("Stopped.")
 
 
 # Main function
@@ -43,8 +51,9 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     logger.info("Starting...")
     logger.info(f"This is Spothole version {SOFTWARE_VERSION}. This instance is run by {SERVER_OWNER_CALLSIGN}.")
 
-    # Shut down gracefully on SIGINT
+    # Shut down gracefully on SIGINT or SIGTERM
     signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, shutdown)
+    signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, shutdown)
 
     # Set up data store
     DATA_STORE.setup()
@@ -59,14 +68,16 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     status_reporter = StatusReporter(run_interval=5)
     status_reporter.start()
 
-    # Set up the web server
-    WEB_SERVER.setup()
-
     # Run the telnet server
     if TELNET_SERVER_ENABLED:
         TELNET_SERVER.start(port=TELNET_SERVER_PORT)
 
-    # Run the web server. This is the blocking call that keeps the application running in the main thread, so this must
-    # be the last thing we do. web_server.stop() triggers an await condition in the web server which finishes the main
-    # thread.
+    # Set up the web server
+    WEB_SERVER.setup()
+
+    # Run the web server
     WEB_SERVER.start()
+
+    # Block the main thread until a termination signal arrives and shutdown() is running.
+    while not _shutdown_in_progress:
+        signal.pause()
diff --git a/telnetserver/telnetserver.py b/telnetserver/telnetserver.py
index dfb3393..57996ea 100644
--- a/telnetserver/telnetserver.py
+++ b/telnetserver/telnetserver.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class TelnetServer:
         self._running = False
         self._clients = set()
         self._loop = None
+        self._thread = None
         self._shutdown_event = asyncio.Event()
 
     def start(self, port=7373):
@@ -58,8 +59,10 @@ class TelnetServer:
 
         # Start the telnet server. asyncio.run() needs a coroutine, and threading.Thread needs a plain callable, so
         # hand Thread the bridge between the two directly rather than writing a one-line wrapper method for it.
-        t = threading.Thread(target=asyncio.run, args=(self._start_internal(),), name="TelnetServer", daemon=True)
-        t.start()
+        self._thread = threading.Thread(
+            target=asyncio.run, args=(self._start_internal(),), name="TelnetServer", daemon=True
+        )
+        self._thread.start()
         logger.debug("Telnet server background thread spawned")
 
         # Listen for new spots and alerts being added to the cache, so we can notify SSE clients immediately
@@ -135,6 +138,10 @@ class TelnetServer:
         if self._loop and self._loop.is_running():
             logger.debug("Stopping telnet server...")
             self._loop.call_soon_threadsafe(self._shutdown_event.set)
+        if self._thread:
+            self._thread.join(timeout=15)
+            if self._thread.is_alive():
+                logger.warning("Telnet server background thread did not exit on time and will be killed.")
 
     @property
     def client_count(self) -> int:
diff --git a/templates/add_spot.html b/templates/add_spot.html
index 8be35a2..8c82ead 100644
--- a/templates/add_spot.html
+++ b/templates/add_spot.html
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 
 </div>
 
-<script src="/static/js/add-spot.js?v=1789714736"></script>
+<script src="/static/js/add-spot.js?v=1789719698"></script>
 <script>$(document).ready(function () {
     $("#nav-link-add-spot").addClass("active");
 }); <!-- highlight active page in nav --></script>
diff --git a/templates/alerts.html b/templates/alerts.html
index 27b4c38..8f273b1 100644
--- a/templates/alerts.html
+++ b/templates/alerts.html
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 
 </div>
 
-<script src="/static/js/alerts.js?v=1789714736"></script>
+<script src="/static/js/alerts.js?v=1789719698"></script>
 <script>$(document).ready(function () {
     $("#nav-link-alerts").addClass("active");
 }); <!-- highlight active page in nav --></script>
diff --git a/templates/bands.html b/templates/bands.html
index 3ed1684..93a9b9a 100644
--- a/templates/bands.html
+++ b/templates/bands.html
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@
 
 </div>
 
-<script src="/static/js/spotsbandsandmap.js?v=1789714736"></script>
-<script src="/static/js/bands.js?v=1789714736"></script>
+<script src="/static/js/spotsbandsandmap.js?v=1789719698"></script>
+<script src="/static/js/bands.js?v=1789719698"></script>
 <script>$(document).ready(function () {
     $("#nav-link-bands").addClass("active");
 }); <!-- highlight active page in nav --></script>
diff --git a/templates/base.html b/templates/base.html
index 7a35986..5ed9f5b 100644
--- a/templates/base.html
+++ b/templates/base.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {% extends "skeleton.html" %}
 {% block head_extra %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/style.css?v=1789714735" type="text/css">
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/style.css?v=1789719698" type="text/css">
 <link href="/static/vendor/css/bootstrap-5.3.8.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
 <link href="/static/vendor/css/fontawesome-6.7.2.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
 <link href="/static/vendor/css/solid-6.7.2.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
     window.fetchEventSource = fetchEventSource;
 </script>
 
-<script src="/static/js/utils.js?v=1789714735"></script>
-<script src="/static/js/ui-ham.js?v=1789714735"></script>
-<script src="/static/js/geo.js?v=1789714735"></script>
-<script src="/static/js/common.js?v=1789714735"></script>
+<script src="/static/js/utils.js?v=1789719698"></script>
+<script src="/static/js/ui-ham.js?v=1789719698"></script>
+<script src="/static/js/geo.js?v=1789719698"></script>
+<script src="/static/js/common.js?v=1789719698"></script>
 {% end %}
 {% block body %}
 <div class="container">
diff --git a/templates/conditions.html b/templates/conditions.html
index 58761e9..ac538de 100644
--- a/templates/conditions.html
+++ b/templates/conditions.html
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@
 </div>
 
 <script src="/static/vendor/js/chart-4.4.9.umd.min.js"></script>
-<script src="/static/js/conditions.js?v=1789714736"></script>
+<script src="/static/js/conditions.js?v=1789719698"></script>
 <script>$(document).ready(function () {
     $("#nav-link-conditions").addClass("active");
 }); <!-- highlight active page in nav --></script>
diff --git a/templates/map.html b/templates/map.html
index 810030a..cb3f0a4 100644
--- a/templates/map.html
+++ b/templates/map.html
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@
     const CARTODB_API_KEY = "{{ web_ui_options.get('cartodb_api_key', '') }}";
 </script>
 
-<script src="/static/js/spotsbandsandmap.js?v=1789714736"></script>
-<script src="/static/js/map.js?v=1789714736"></script>
+<script src="/static/js/spotsbandsandmap.js?v=1789719698"></script>
+<script src="/static/js/map.js?v=1789719698"></script>
 <script>$(document).ready(function () {
     $("#nav-link-map").addClass("active");
 }); <!-- highlight active page in nav --></script>
diff --git a/templates/spots.html b/templates/spots.html
index 1984dfb..d7da28c 100644
--- a/templates/spots.html
+++ b/templates/spots.html
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@
 
 </div>
 
-<script src="/static/js/spotsbandsandmap.js?v=1789714735"></script>
-<script src="/static/js/spots.js?v=1789714735"></script>
+<script src="/static/js/spotsbandsandmap.js?v=1789719698"></script>
+<script src="/static/js/spots.js?v=1789719698"></script>
 <script>$(document).ready(function () {
     $("#nav-link-spots").addClass("active");
 }); <!-- highlight active page in nav --></script>
diff --git a/templates/status.html b/templates/status.html
index c813ee2..335fb10 100644
--- a/templates/status.html
+++ b/templates/status.html
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
     </div>
 </div>
 
-<script src="/static/js/status.js?v=1789714736"></script>
+<script src="/static/js/status.js?v=1789719698"></script>
 <script>
     $(document).ready(function () {
         $("#nav-link-status").addClass("active");
diff --git a/webserver/webserver.py b/webserver/webserver.py
index 279ee4a..fc062ea 100644
--- a/webserver/webserver.py
+++ b/webserver/webserver.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import asyncio
 import logging
 import os
+import threading
 
 import tornado
 from tornado.web import StaticFileHandler
@@ -53,6 +54,8 @@ class WebServer:
         self._port = WEB_SERVER_PORT
         self._api_only_mode = API_ONLY_MODE
         self._shutdown_event = asyncio.Event()
+        self._loop = None
+        self._thread = None
         self.web_server_metrics = WebServerMetrics()
 
     def setup(self):
@@ -69,16 +72,34 @@ class WebServer:
     def start(self):
         """Start the web server"""
 
-        asyncio.run(self._start_inner())
+        self._thread = threading.Thread(target=asyncio.run, args=(self._start_inner(),), name="WebServer", daemon=True)
+        self._thread.start()
 
     def stop(self):
         """Stop the web server"""
 
-        self._shutdown_event.set()
+        if self._loop and self._loop.is_running():
+            self._loop.call_soon_threadsafe(self._shutdown_event.set)
+        if self._thread:
+            self._thread.join(timeout=15)
+            if self._thread.is_alive():
+                logger.warning("Web server background thread did not exit on time and will be killed.")
+
+    def _handle_loop_exception(self, loop, context):
+        """Ignore "cancelled" exceptions from the asyncio loop to avoid printing exceptions to the log on shutdown when
+        we cancel the SSE handler threads"""
+
+        exception = context.get("exception")
+        if isinstance(exception, asyncio.CancelledError):
+            return
+        loop.default_exception_handler(context)
 
     async def _start_inner(self):
         """Start method (async). Sets up the Tornado application."""
 
+        self._loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+        self._loop.set_exception_handler(self._handle_loop_exception)
+
         # Bind the SSE broadcasters to the web server's loop, so they fire correctly
         self._spot_broadcaster.bind_to_web_server_loop()
         self._alert_broadcaster.bind_to_web_server_loop()