diff --git a/src/tui/mainview.zig b/src/tui/mainview.zig
index 91772e4..e3463aa 100644
--- a/src/tui/mainview.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mainview.zig
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ pub fn create(allocator: std.mem.Allocator) CreateError!Widget {
 
 pub fn deinit(self: *Self, allocator: std.mem.Allocator) void {
     self.close_all_panel_views();
+    terminal_view.shutdown(allocator);
     self.commands.deinit();
     self.widgets.deinit(allocator);
     self.symbols.deinit(allocator);
@@ -498,6 +499,7 @@ const cmds = struct {
         {
             self.closing_project = true;
             defer self.closing_project = false;
+            terminal_view.shutdown(self.allocator);
             try close_splits(self, .{});
             try self.close_all_editors();
             self.delete_all_buffers();
diff --git a/src/tui/terminal_view.zig b/src/tui/terminal_view.zig
index 389751a..89c6a2f 100644
--- a/src/tui/terminal_view.zig
+++ b/src/tui/terminal_view.zig
@@ -177,15 +177,18 @@ pub fn unfocus(self: *Self) void {
 
 pub fn deinit(self: *Self, allocator: Allocator) void {
     if (self.focused) tui.release_keyboard_focus(Widget.to(self));
-    // if (state) |*p| {
-    //     p.deinit(self.allocator);
-    //     state = null;
-    // }
     self.commands.unregister();
     self.plane.deinit();
     allocator.destroy(self);
 }
 
+pub fn shutdown(allocator: Allocator) void {
+    if (global_vt) |*vt| {
+        vt.deinit(allocator);
+        global_vt = null;
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn render(self: *Self, _: *const Widget.Theme) bool {
     // Drain the vt event queue.
     while (self.vt.vt.tryEvent()) |event| {