diff --git a/src/exec.c b/src/exec.c
index aabbf0e..348cbe7 100644
--- a/src/exec.c
+++ b/src/exec.c
@@ -75,8 +75,6 @@ static void pts_hup(struct hyper_event *de, int efd, struct hyper_exec *exec)
 
 	hyper_event_hup(de, efd);
 
-	hyper_send_exec_eof(exec, 0);
-
 	hyper_release_exec(exec, pod);
 }
 
@@ -654,6 +652,8 @@ int hyper_release_exec(struct hyper_exec *exec,
 
 	list_del_init(&exec->list);
 
+	hyper_send_exec_eof(exec, 0);
+
 	hyper_send_exec_code(exec, 0);
 
 	fprintf(stdout, "%s exit code %" PRIu8"\n", __func__, exec->code);