diff --git a/hyperactor_mesh/src/bootstrap.rs b/hyperactor_mesh/src/bootstrap.rs
index 15021d587..605b51a6b 100644
--- a/hyperactor_mesh/src/bootstrap.rs
+++ b/hyperactor_mesh/src/bootstrap.rs
@@ -3622,7 +3622,7 @@ mod tests {
         // stored `BootstrapProcManager`, which does a
         // `Command::spawn()` to launch a new OS child process for
         // that proc.
-        let host_mesh = HostMesh::allocate(&instance, Box::new(alloc), "test", None)
+        let mut host_mesh = HostMesh::allocate(&instance, Box::new(alloc), "test", None)
             .await
             .unwrap();
 
diff --git a/hyperactor_mesh/src/v1/actor_mesh.rs b/hyperactor_mesh/src/v1/actor_mesh.rs
index 58d4bca30..fb663a925 100644
--- a/hyperactor_mesh/src/v1/actor_mesh.rs
+++ b/hyperactor_mesh/src/v1/actor_mesh.rs
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ mod tests {
         let _guard = config.override_key(crate::bootstrap::MESH_BOOTSTRAP_ENABLE_PDEATHSIG, false);
 
         let instance = testing::instance().await;
-        let host_mesh = testing::host_mesh(extent!(host = 4)).await;
+        let mut host_mesh = testing::host_mesh(extent!(host = 4)).await;
         let proc_mesh = host_mesh
             .spawn(instance, "test", Extent::unity())
             .await
diff --git a/hyperactor_mesh/src/v1/host_mesh.rs b/hyperactor_mesh/src/v1/host_mesh.rs
index 5b5edebb4..26f4bd0cd 100644
--- a/hyperactor_mesh/src/v1/host_mesh.rs
+++ b/hyperactor_mesh/src/v1/host_mesh.rs
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ impl HostMesh {
     /// table and sends SIGKILL to any procs it spawned—tying proc
     /// lifetimes to their hosts and preventing leaks.
     #[hyperactor::instrument(fields(host_mesh=self.name.to_string()))]
-    pub async fn shutdown(&self, cx: &impl hyperactor::context::Actor) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    pub async fn shutdown(&mut self, cx: &impl hyperactor::context::Actor) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         tracing::info!(name = "HostMeshStatus", status = "Shutdown::Attempt");
         let mut failed_hosts = vec![];
         for host in self.current_ref.values() {
@@ -501,6 +501,13 @@ impl HostMesh {
                 failed_hosts
             );
         }
+
+        match &mut self.allocation {
+            HostMeshAllocation::ProcMesh { proc_mesh, .. } => {
+                proc_mesh.stop(cx).await?;
+            }
+            HostMeshAllocation::Owned { .. } => {}
+        }
         Ok(())
     }
 }
@@ -1325,7 +1332,7 @@ mod tests {
         let instance = testing::instance().await;
 
         for alloc in testing::allocs(extent!(replicas = 4)).await {
-            let host_mesh = HostMesh::allocate(instance, alloc, "test", None)
+            let mut host_mesh = HostMesh::allocate(instance, alloc, "test", None)
                 .await
                 .unwrap();
 
diff --git a/monarch_hyperactor/src/v1/host_mesh.rs b/monarch_hyperactor/src/v1/host_mesh.rs
index c73c1ffcb..029f7b27c 100644
--- a/monarch_hyperactor/src/v1/host_mesh.rs
+++ b/monarch_hyperactor/src/v1/host_mesh.rs
@@ -197,12 +197,22 @@ impl PyHostMesh {
         match self {
             PyHostMesh::Owned(inner) => {
                 let instance = instance.clone();
-                let mesh_borrow = inner.0.borrow().map_err(anyhow::Error::from)?;
+                let mesh_borrow = inner.0.clone();
                 let fut = async move {
-                    instance_dispatch!(instance, |cx_instance| {
-                        mesh_borrow.shutdown(cx_instance).await
-                    })?;
-                    Ok(())
+                    match mesh_borrow.take().await {
+                        Ok(mut mesh) => {
+                            instance_dispatch!(instance, |cx_instance| {
+                                mesh.shutdown(cx_instance).await
+                            })?;
+                            Ok(())
+                        }
+                        Err(_) => {
+                            // Don't return an exception, silently ignore the stop request
+                            // because it was already done.
+                            tracing::info!("shutdown was already called on host mesh");
+                            Ok(())
+                        }
+                    }
                 };
                 PyPythonTask::new(fut)
             }
diff --git a/monarch_hyperactor/src/v1/logging.rs b/monarch_hyperactor/src/v1/logging.rs
index b462342ed..be6e9462d 100644
--- a/monarch_hyperactor/src/v1/logging.rs
+++ b/monarch_hyperactor/src/v1/logging.rs
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn test_world_smoke() {
-        let (proc, instance, host_mesh, proc_mesh) = test_world().await.expect("world failed");
+        let (proc, instance, mut host_mesh, proc_mesh) = test_world().await.expect("world failed");
 
         assert_eq!(
             host_mesh.region().num_ranks(),
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn spawn_respects_forwarding_flag() {
-        let (_, instance, host_mesh, proc_mesh) = test_world().await.expect("world failed");
+        let (_, instance, mut host_mesh, proc_mesh) = test_world().await.expect("world failed");
 
         let py_instance = PyInstance::from(&instance);
         let py_proc_mesh = PyProcMesh::new_owned(proc_mesh);
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn set_mode_behaviors() {
-        let (_proc, instance, host_mesh, proc_mesh) = test_world().await.expect("world failed");
+        let (_proc, instance, mut host_mesh, proc_mesh) = test_world().await.expect("world failed");
 
         let py_instance = PyInstance::from(&instance);
         let py_proc_mesh = PyProcMesh::new_owned(proc_mesh);
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn flush_behaviors() {
-        let (_proc, instance, host_mesh, proc_mesh) = test_world().await.expect("world failed");
+        let (_proc, instance, mut host_mesh, proc_mesh) = test_world().await.expect("world failed");
 
         let py_instance = PyInstance::from(&instance);
         let py_proc_mesh = PyProcMesh::new_owned(proc_mesh);