diff --git a/karapace/kafka_rest_apis/__init__.py b/karapace/kafka_rest_apis/__init__.py
index 3c8bfc67c..54929bdf1 100644
--- a/karapace/kafka_rest_apis/__init__.py
+++ b/karapace/kafka_rest_apis/__init__.py
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ def __init__(self, config: Config) -> None:
         self._idle_proxy_janitor_task: Optional[asyncio.Task] = None
 
     async def close(self) -> None:
+        log.info("Closing REST proxy application")
         if self._idle_proxy_janitor_task is not None:
             self._idle_proxy_janitor_task.cancel()
             self._idle_proxy_janitor_task = None
diff --git a/karapace/rapu.py b/karapace/rapu.py
index 2b9decf12..b02a29fb1 100644
--- a/karapace/rapu.py
+++ b/karapace/rapu.py
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.app = self._create_aiohttp_application(config=config)
         self.log = logging.getLogger(self.app_name)
         self.stats = StatsClient(config=config)
-        self.app.on_cleanup.append(self.close_by_app)
+        self.app.on_shutdown.append(self.close_by_app)
         self.not_ready_handler = not_ready_handler
 
     def _create_aiohttp_application(self, *, config: Config) -> aiohttp.web.Application: