diff --git a/zuul-core/src/main/java/com/netflix/zuul/netty/server/Server.java b/zuul-core/src/main/java/com/netflix/zuul/netty/server/Server.java
index f00cf6ce..887a89a2 100644
--- a/zuul-core/src/main/java/com/netflix/zuul/netty/server/Server.java
+++ b/zuul-core/src/main/java/com/netflix/zuul/netty/server/Server.java
@@ -436,6 +436,7 @@ synchronized private void stop()
             } catch (IllegalStateException e) {
                 // This can happen if the VM is already shutting down
                 LOG.debug("Failed to remove shutdown hook", e);
+                throw e;
             }
 
             stopped = true;
@@ -508,4 +509,4 @@ private static boolean kqueueIsAvailable() {
         }
         return available;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}