diff --git a/src/btop.cpp b/src/btop.cpp
index 11b874d2f..6df238d78 100644
--- a/src/btop.cpp
+++ b/src/btop.cpp
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ namespace Runner {
 				<< Term::sync_end << flush;
 		}
 		//* ----------------------------------------------- THREAD LOOP -----------------------------------------------
-		pthread_exit(NULL);
+		return {};
 	}
 	//? ------------------------------------------ Secondary thread end -----------------------------------------------