diff --git a/lit/wmaffle.lit b/lit/wmaffle.lit
index e1f88d8..6979557 100644
--- a/lit/wmaffle.lit
+++ b/lit/wmaffle.lit
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	@{setup signal handlers}
 
 	@{execute config}
+
+	@{cleanup}
 }
 ---
 
@@ -219,6 +221,14 @@ if (sock_path) {
 }
 ---
 
+@s Close socket
+
+Important part of our tear down process: closing the IPC socket again. Let's do it.
+
+--- cleanup
+close(sock_fd);
+---
+
 @s Setup signal handlers
 
 We don't want out window manager to just exit on us, so we need to setup signal handler.