diff --git a/v2/cmd/integration-test/code.go b/v2/cmd/integration-test/code.go
index 73414d21ae..8b8fe5b331 100644
--- a/v2/cmd/integration-test/code.go
+++ b/v2/cmd/integration-test/code.go
@@ -93,13 +93,15 @@ func executeNucleiAsCode(templatePath, templateURL string) ([]string, error) {
 
 	home, _ := os.UserHomeDir()
 	catalog := disk.NewCatalog(path.Join(home, "nuclei-templates"))
+	ratelimiter := ratelimit.New(context.Background(), 150, time.Second)
+	defer ratelimiter.Stop()
 	executerOpts := protocols.ExecuterOptions{
 		Output:          outputWriter,
 		Options:         defaultOpts,
 		Progress:        mockProgress,
 		Catalog:         catalog,
 		IssuesClient:    reportingClient,
-		RateLimiter:     ratelimit.New(context.Background(), 150, time.Second),
+		RateLimiter:     ratelimiter,
 		Interactsh:      interactClient,
 		HostErrorsCache: cache,
 		Colorizer:       aurora.NewAurora(true),
diff --git a/v2/cmd/nuclei/main.go b/v2/cmd/nuclei/main.go
index 04f84e78ef..98f4e9d1c9 100644
--- a/v2/cmd/nuclei/main.go
+++ b/v2/cmd/nuclei/main.go
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ func main() {
 	// Setup graceful exits
 	resumeFileName := types.DefaultResumeFilePath()
 	c := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
+	defer close(c)
 	signal.Notify(c, os.Interrupt)
 	go func() {
 		for range c {
diff --git a/v2/go.mod b/v2/go.mod
index 94e1272378..234e485963 100644
--- a/v2/go.mod
+++ b/v2/go.mod
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/projectdiscovery/fasttemplate v0.0.2
 	github.com/projectdiscovery/goflags v0.1.6
 	github.com/projectdiscovery/nvd v1.0.9
-	github.com/projectdiscovery/ratelimit v0.0.3
+	github.com/projectdiscovery/ratelimit v0.0.4-0.20221222024635-17151503fe59
 	github.com/projectdiscovery/rdap v0.9.1-0.20221108103045-9865884d1917
 	github.com/projectdiscovery/sarif v0.0.1
 	github.com/projectdiscovery/tlsx v1.0.0
diff --git a/v2/go.sum b/v2/go.sum
index 3972675724..5ca19e6f1f 100644
--- a/v2/go.sum
+++ b/v2/go.sum
@@ -629,8 +629,8 @@ github.com/projectdiscovery/networkpolicy v0.0.3 h1:OZFPkMVY6SJxc1ncuRXB2VlT6xlz
 github.com/projectdiscovery/networkpolicy v0.0.3/go.mod h1:DIXwKs3sQyfCoWHKRLQiRrEorSQW4Zrh4ftu7oDVK6w=
 github.com/projectdiscovery/nvd v1.0.9 h1:2DdMm7lu3GnCQsyYDEQiQ/LRYDmpEm654kvGQS6jzjE=
 github.com/projectdiscovery/nvd v1.0.9/go.mod h1:nGHAo7o6G4V4kscZlm488qKp/ZrZYiBoKqAQrn3X4Og=
-github.com/projectdiscovery/ratelimit v0.0.3 h1:6c8QKL3ivOdjXqbP+UA2jsTNHcH0OMHk+4AMkanOkUo=
-github.com/projectdiscovery/ratelimit v0.0.3/go.mod h1:WBz8N1P+CyxnfUoGfVCqah4NZ2SreSX7v9dY8wIlK70=
+github.com/projectdiscovery/ratelimit v0.0.4-0.20221222024635-17151503fe59 h1:XHi//FUJTo+RRKfLT9Mj6oqkQq9E65uNMhL2RVuG5zA=
+github.com/projectdiscovery/ratelimit v0.0.4-0.20221222024635-17151503fe59/go.mod h1:WBz8N1P+CyxnfUoGfVCqah4NZ2SreSX7v9dY8wIlK70=
 github.com/projectdiscovery/rawhttp v0.1.4 h1:zdOqU1DUY2dGoyCzBqzHnHVwPyv32j+Hke8KfLRUouI=
 github.com/projectdiscovery/rawhttp v0.1.4/go.mod h1:mhSXo96awUUr20VdReDYUKxldsvR5841FRgiaoaxDCY=
 github.com/projectdiscovery/rdap v0.9.1-0.20221108103045-9865884d1917 h1:m03X4gBVSorSzvmm0bFa7gDV4QNSOWPL/fgZ4kTXBxk=
diff --git a/v2/internal/runner/runner.go b/v2/internal/runner/runner.go
index 3f1408838a..8ce6e2c402 100644
--- a/v2/internal/runner/runner.go
+++ b/v2/internal/runner/runner.go
@@ -332,6 +332,9 @@ func (r *Runner) Close() {
 	if r.pprofServer != nil {
 		_ = r.pprofServer.Shutdown(context.Background())
 	}
+	if r.ratelimiter != nil {
+		r.ratelimiter.Stop()
+	}
 }
 
 // RunEnumeration sets up the input layer for giving input nuclei.
diff --git a/v2/pkg/protocols/common/interactsh/interactsh.go b/v2/pkg/protocols/common/interactsh/interactsh.go
index 9e9ea63854..40c212b8f5 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/protocols/common/interactsh/interactsh.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/protocols/common/interactsh/interactsh.go
@@ -261,6 +261,18 @@ func (c *Client) Close() bool {
 		c.interactsh.StopPolling()
 		c.interactsh.Close()
 	}
+
+	closeCache := func(cc *ccache.Cache) {
+		if cc != nil {
+			cc.Clear()
+			cc.Stop()
+		}
+	}
+	closeCache(c.requests)
+	closeCache(c.interactions)
+	closeCache(c.matchedTemplates)
+	closeCache(c.interactshURLs)
+
 	return c.matched
 }
 
diff --git a/v2/pkg/protocols/common/uncover/uncover.go b/v2/pkg/protocols/common/uncover/uncover.go
index b4a6004953..b8fd2cf925 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/protocols/common/uncover/uncover.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/protocols/common/uncover/uncover.go
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ func getTargets(uncoverOptions *ucRunner.Options, field string) (chan string, er
 	} else {
 		rateLimiter = ratelimit.NewUnlimited(context.Background())
 	}
+	if rateLimiter != nil {
+		defer rateLimiter.Stop()
+	}
 	var agents []uncover.Agent
 	// declare clients
 	for _, engine := range uncoverOptions.Engine {