diff --git a/examples/get_history.py b/examples/get_history.py
index f1f36eca..34e6a34c 100644
--- a/examples/get_history.py
+++ b/examples/get_history.py
@@ -31,5 +31,7 @@ while True:
     history.extend(messages.messages)
     offset += limit
 
+client.stop()
+
 # Now the "history" list contains all the messages sorted by date in
 # descending order (from the most recent to the oldest one)
diff --git a/examples/get_participants.py b/examples/get_participants.py
index 3397eb42..89b01f60 100644
--- a/examples/get_participants.py
+++ b/examples/get_participants.py
@@ -35,4 +35,6 @@ while True:
     users.extend(participants.users)
     offset += limit
 
+client.stop()
+
 # Now the "users" list contains all the members of the target chat