diff --git a/AutismBotIngame/python/exit_handler.py b/AutismBotIngame/python/exit_handler.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..255ccef2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AutismBotIngame/python/exit_handler.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/home/autismbot1/ze_runner/venv/bin/python3
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    import subprocess
+    #deleting POSIX shared memory objects, as long as one process has them open they exist. THis is to prevent /dev/shm from being full
+    #due to steam child processes.
+    #even with steam turned offline might there be chromium web browsers left over from steam who still hold processes open.
+    #only kind of potential issues from this is steam cloud being out of sync, which is really fucking irrelevant. 
+    subprocess.getoutput([f"pkill -9 -u {whoami}"])
diff --git a/AutismBotIngame/python/ingamefollowct.py b/AutismBotIngame/python/ingamefollowct.py
index 2dc07e09..c40e357d 100644
--- a/AutismBotIngame/python/ingamefollowct.py
+++ b/AutismBotIngame/python/ingamefollowct.py
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ def exit_handler():
     #securing the looptest.cfg wont be stuck accidently with commands
     kill_owned_process("pidof hl2_linux")
     kill_owned_process("pidof xterm")
+    #deleting POSIX shared memory objects, as long as one process has them open they exist. THis is to prevent /dev/shm from being full
+    #due to steam child processes.
+    #even with steam turned offline might there be chromium web browsers left over from steam who still hold processes open.
+    #only kind of potential issues from this is steam cloud being out of sync, which is really fucking irrelevant.
+    subprocess.getoutput([f"pkill -9 -u {whoami}"])
 
 def bot_process_movement(input_line):
     dist_target = input_line[input_line.index("dist_target:") + len("dist_target:"):input_line.index("enemy_distance")]
@@ -178,10 +183,6 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         if maps_folder_size > 40.0:
             for f in glob.glob(f"/home/{whoami}/.steam/debian-installation/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Source/cstrike/download/maps/*"):
                 subprocess.Popen(["rm", f], stdout=subprocess.PIPE).communicate()[0]
-    #deleting POSIX shared memory objects, as long as one process has them open they exist. so probably until steam gets turned off. THis is to prevent /dev/shm from being full
-    #subprocess.getoutput([f"rm /dev/shm/u1001-Shm_*"])
-    #subprocess.getoutput([f"rm /dev/shm/u1002-Shm_*"])
-    #NOTE since not running vm's anymore i quit doing this. instead just restarting the service every 10 hours.
     restart_sdl_and_steam()
     is_bot_connected_to_ze2 = False
 
@@ -233,6 +234,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
                 if connection_issue_counter == 5:
                     kill_owned_process("pidof hl2_linux")
                     print('exiting')
+                    sock.close()
                     sys.exit(1)
                 else:
                     if call_bot_connect: