diff --git a/src/fenrir/core/fenrirManager.py b/src/fenrir/core/fenrirManager.py
index 91695fff..71c7366c 100644
--- a/src/fenrir/core/fenrirManager.py
+++ b/src/fenrir/core/fenrirManager.py
@@ -151,8 +151,10 @@ class fenrirManager():
                         self.environment['runtime']['eventManager'].putToEventQueue(fenrirEventType.ExecuteCommand, self.command)
                         self.command = ''
     def shutdownRequest(self):
-        self.environment['runtime']['eventManager'].stopMainEventLoop()
-
+        try:
+            self.environment['runtime']['eventManager'].stopMainEventLoop()
+        except:
+            pass
     def captureSignal(self, siginit, frame):
         self.shutdownRequest()
 
@@ -161,8 +163,11 @@ class fenrirManager():
         self.environment['runtime']['outputManager'].presentText(_("Quit Fenrir"), soundIcon='ScreenReaderOff', interrupt=True)       
         self.environment['runtime']['eventManager'].cleanEventQueue()
         self.environment['runtime']['eventManager'].stopMainEventLoop(True)
+        time.sleep(1)        
         for currManager in self.environment['general']['managerList']:
             if self.environment['runtime'][currManager]:
-                self.environment['runtime'][currManager].shutdown()                      
+                self.environment['runtime'][currManager].shutdown()   
                 del self.environment['runtime'][currManager]
+
         self.environment = None
+
diff --git a/src/fenrir/core/generalData.py b/src/fenrir/core/generalData.py
index b6b4d9a7..a33035e4 100644
--- a/src/fenrir/core/generalData.py
+++ b/src/fenrir/core/generalData.py
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ generalData = {
 'tutorialMode': False,
 'currUser':'',
 'prevUser':'',
-'managerList':['processManager','eventManager','punctuationManager','cursorManager','applicationManager','commandManager'
-  ,'screenManager','inputManager','outputManager','helpManager','debug'],
+'managerList':['processManager','punctuationManager','cursorManager','applicationManager','commandManager'
+  ,'screenManager','inputManager','outputManager','helpManager','eventManager','debug'],
 'commandFolderList':['commands','onInput', 'onCursorChange', 'onScreenUpdate','onScreenChanged','onHeartBeat', 'onPlugInputDevice'
   ,'onApplicationChange','onSwitchApplicationProfile','help',],
 }
diff --git a/src/fenrir/core/processManager.py b/src/fenrir/core/processManager.py
index 6bfb9258..c43b76d3 100644
--- a/src/fenrir/core/processManager.py
+++ b/src/fenrir/core/processManager.py
@@ -19,23 +19,22 @@ class processManager():
     def initialize(self, environment):
         self.env = environment 
         self.running = self.env['runtime']['eventManager'].getMainLoopRunning()
-        self.addSimpleEventThread(fenrirEventType.HeartBeat, self.heartBeatTimer, multiprocess=False)        
+        self.addSimpleEventThread(fenrirEventType.HeartBeat, self.heartBeatTimer, multiprocess=True)        
     def shutdown(self):
         self.terminateAllProcesses()
-    def heartBeatTimer(self, active):
-        try:
-            time.sleep(0.5)
-        except:
-            pass
-        return time.time()        
+        
     def terminateAllProcesses(self):
-        time.sleep(1)
         for proc in self._Processes:
             try:
                 proc.terminate()
             except Exception as e:
                 print(e)            
-                          
+    def heartBeatTimer(self, active):
+        try:
+            time.sleep(0.5)
+        except:
+            pass
+        return time.time()                          
     def addCustomEventThread(self, function, pargs = None, multiprocess = False, runOnce = False):      
         eventQueue = self.env['runtime']['eventManager'].getEventQueue()
         if multiprocess:        
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ class processManager():
         if multiprocess:
             t = Process(target=self.simpleEventWorkerThread, args=(event, function, pargs, runOnce))
             self._Processes.append(t)            
-        else:# thread not implemented yet
+        else:
             t = Thread(target=self.simpleEventWorkerThread, args=(event, function, pargs, runOnce))                    
             self._Threads.append(t)                        
         t.start()
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ class processManager():
                 else:
                     function(self.running, eventQueue)
             except Exception as e:
-                print(e)
+                self.env['runtime']['debug'].writeDebugOut('processManager:customEventWorkerThread:function():' + str(e),debug.debugLevel.ERROR) 
             if runOnce:
                 break
 
diff --git a/src/fenrir/inputDriver/evdevDriver.py b/src/fenrir/inputDriver/evdevDriver.py
index c2fd2c83..40f44d26 100644
--- a/src/fenrir/inputDriver/evdevDriver.py
+++ b/src/fenrir/inputDriver/evdevDriver.py
@@ -61,12 +61,10 @@ class driver():
         monitor = pyudev.Monitor.from_netlink(context)
         monitor.filter_by(subsystem='input')        
         monitor.start()
-        while active:
+        while active.value == 1:
             devices = monitor.poll(2)
             if devices:
                 eventQueue.put({"Type":fenrirEventType.PlugInputDevice,"Data":''})
-
-        #self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].getSettingAsFloat('screen', 'screenUpdateDelay')
         return time.time()        
     def plugInputDeviceWatchdogTimer(self, active):
         time.sleep(2.5)
@@ -75,24 +73,26 @@ class driver():
         if not self._initialized:
             return  
     def inputWatchdog(self,active , params):
-        deviceFd = []
-        print('WD:',params['dev'],self.watchDog.value == 0)        
-        while self.watchDog.value == 0:  
-            if active.value == 0:
-                return
-        r = []
-        while r == []:
-            deviceFd = list(params['dev'])       
-            r, w, x = select(deviceFd, [], [], 2)                     
-            print('select',r, w, x)
-        self.watchDog.value = 0
+        try:        
+            deviceFd = []
+            while self.watchDog.value == 0:  
+                if active.value == 0:
+                    return
+            r = []
+            while r == []:
+                if active.value == 0:
+                    return        
+                deviceFd = list(params['dev'])       
+                r, w, x = select(deviceFd, [], [], 2)                     
+            self.watchDog.value = 0                    
+        except:
+            pass
     def getInputEvent(self):
         if not self.hasIDevices():
             self.watchDog.value = 1
             return None
         event = None
         r, w, x = select(self.iDevices, [], [], 0.00001)
-        print(self.iDevices,'read',r, w, x)
         if r != []:
             for fd in r:
                 try: