diff --git a/app/src/main/java/ch/zhaw/projekt2/turnierverwaltung/TournamentDecorator.java b/app/src/main/java/ch/zhaw/projekt2/turnierverwaltung/TournamentDecorator.java
index ec75d5b..c0cb27f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/ch/zhaw/projekt2/turnierverwaltung/TournamentDecorator.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/ch/zhaw/projekt2/turnierverwaltung/TournamentDecorator.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 public class TournamentDecorator implements IsObservable{
     private Tournament tournament;
@@ -175,6 +176,11 @@ public class TournamentDecorator implements IsObservable{
         }
     }
 
+    public void closeApplication() throws InterruptedException {
+        executorService.shutdown();
+        executorService.awaitTermination(2000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+    }
+
     private class saveTask implements Runnable {
 
         @Override
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/ch/zhaw/projekt2/turnierverwaltung/main/MainWindow.java b/app/src/main/java/ch/zhaw/projekt2/turnierverwaltung/main/MainWindow.java
index a4cd74b..2f4b46b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/ch/zhaw/projekt2/turnierverwaltung/main/MainWindow.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/ch/zhaw/projekt2/turnierverwaltung/main/MainWindow.java
@@ -5,28 +5,31 @@ import ch.zhaw.projekt2.turnierverwaltung.FactoryDecorator;
 import ch.zhaw.projekt2.turnierverwaltung.FileIO;
 import ch.zhaw.projekt2.turnierverwaltung.TournamentDecorator;
 import javafx.application.Application;
+import javafx.event.EventHandler;
 import javafx.fxml.FXMLLoader;
 import javafx.scene.Scene;
 import javafx.scene.layout.BorderPane;
 import javafx.stage.Stage;
+import javafx.stage.WindowEvent;
+
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 
 public class MainWindow extends Application {
     private FileIO fileIO = new FileIO(System.getProperty("user.dir") + System.getProperty("file.separator") + "tournierverwaltung_angrynerds");
     private FactoryDecorator factoryDecorator;
     private TournamentDecorator tournamentDecorator = new TournamentDecorator(fileIO);
-    private Factory factory = new Factory(fileIO, tournamentDecorator); //TODO make it private!
+    private Factory factory = new Factory(fileIO, tournamentDecorator);
+    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(FileIO.class.getCanonicalName());
 
     @Override
     public void start(Stage primaryStage) throws Exception {
-
         BorderPane pane = factory.loadMainWindow();
         factoryDecorator = new FactoryDecorator(fileIO, factory, pane);
         factory.loadAllViews(factoryDecorator, pane);
         tournamentDecorator.setFactoryDecorator(factoryDecorator);
         factoryDecorator.openTournamentList();
 
-
         Scene scene = new Scene(pane);
         primaryStage.setScene(scene);
         primaryStage.setMaximized(true);
@@ -35,5 +38,13 @@ public class MainWindow extends Application {
         primaryStage.show();
     }
 
-
+    @Override
+    public void stop() {
+        try {
+            super.stop();
+            tournamentDecorator.closeApplication();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            logger.warning("Exception while closing application");
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/ch/zhaw/projekt2/turnierverwaltung/main/MainWindowController.java b/app/src/main/java/ch/zhaw/projekt2/turnierverwaltung/main/MainWindowController.java
index ef5e1d6..ffb528b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/ch/zhaw/projekt2/turnierverwaltung/main/MainWindowController.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/ch/zhaw/projekt2/turnierverwaltung/main/MainWindowController.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package ch.zhaw.projekt2.turnierverwaltung.main;
 
 import ch.zhaw.projekt2.turnierverwaltung.FXController;
+import javafx.application.Platform;
 import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
 import javafx.fxml.FXML;
 
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ public class MainWindowController extends FXController {
 
     @FXML
     void closeApplication(ActionEvent event) {
-
+        Platform.exit();
     }
 
     @Override