diff --git a/modules/dcache/src/main/java/org/dcache/pool/nearline/script/ScriptNearlineStorage.java b/modules/dcache/src/main/java/org/dcache/pool/nearline/script/ScriptNearlineStorage.java
index d449a8cf9e5..e12ac017ee4 100644
--- a/modules/dcache/src/main/java/org/dcache/pool/nearline/script/ScriptNearlineStorage.java
+++ b/modules/dcache/src/main/java/org/dcache/pool/nearline/script/ScriptNearlineStorage.java
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ public void shutdown()
         flushExecutor.shutdown();
         stageExecutor.shutdown();
         removeExecutor.shutdown();
+        scheduledExecutor.shutdown();
         executor.shutdown();
     }