diff --git a/catkit2/services/allied_vision_camera/allied_vision_camera.py b/catkit2/services/allied_vision_camera/allied_vision_camera.py
index deb1dc282..d2856adcb 100644
--- a/catkit2/services/allied_vision_camera/allied_vision_camera.py
+++ b/catkit2/services/allied_vision_camera/allied_vision_camera.py
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ def close(self):
         This function is called when the service is closed.
         It stops the acquisition loop and cleans up the camera and data streams.
         '''
+        self.temperature_thread.join()
         self.cam = None
 
     def acquisition_loop(self):