diff --git a/boot/pod/src/boot/pod.clj b/boot/pod/src/boot/pod.clj
index f5da91d7..70437ef5 100644
--- a/boot/pod/src/boot/pod.clj
+++ b/boot/pod/src/boot/pod.clj
@@ -823,6 +823,7 @@
   "Closes open resources held by the pod, making the pod eligible for GC."
   [pod]
   (when pod
+    (with-eval-in pod (clojure.core/shutdown-agents))
     (.close pod)
     (.. pod getClassLoader close)))