diff --git a/src/cntlr.c b/src/cntlr.c
index 9ccf13c308d666d7d4ece4cf9b6b554774ded2ed..07b5fc668c37c0ff4e355de20c53b30187f28578 100644
--- a/src/cntlr.c
+++ b/src/cntlr.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ void stop_cntlr(struct controller *c)
 		exit(0);
 	}
 
-	ubus_unregister_event_handler(c->ubus_ctx, &c->evh);
+//	ubus_unregister_event_handler(c->ubus_ctx, &c->evh);
 	cntlr_remove_object(c);
 	cmdu_ackq_free(&c->cmdu_ack_q);
 	uloop_done();