diff --git a/dummy/netrigctl.c b/dummy/netrigctl.c
index 97a8b294e..34526b37a 100644
--- a/dummy/netrigctl.c
+++ b/dummy/netrigctl.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  *  Hamlib Netrigctl backend - main file
  *  Copyright (c) 2001-2008 by Stephane Fillod
  *
- *	$Id: netrigctl.c,v 1.2 2008-10-27 22:23:36 fillods Exp $
+ *	$Id: netrigctl.c,v 1.3 2008-11-02 17:32:37 fillods Exp $
  *
  *   This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  *   it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as
@@ -278,6 +278,9 @@ static int netrigctl_close(RIG *rig)
 {
   rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_VERBOSE,"%s called\n", __FUNCTION__);
 
+  /* clean signoff, no read back */
+  write_block(&rig->state.rigport, "q\n", 2);
+
   return RIG_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/dummy/netrotctl.c b/dummy/netrotctl.c
index 8801ed8f0..5de2f1525 100644
--- a/dummy/netrotctl.c
+++ b/dummy/netrotctl.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  *  Hamlib Netrotctl backend - main file
  *  Copyright (c) 2001-2008 by Stephane Fillod
  *
- *	$Id: netrotctl.c,v 1.2 2008-10-27 22:23:36 fillods Exp $
+ *	$Id: netrotctl.c,v 1.3 2008-11-02 17:32:37 fillods Exp $
  *
  *   This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  *   it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ static int netrotctl_close(ROT *rot)
 {
   rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_VERBOSE, "%s called\n", __FUNCTION__);
 
+  /* clean signoff, no read back */
+  write_block(&rot->state.rotport, "q\n", 2);
+
   return RIG_OK;
 }