diff --git a/src/ansys/mapdl/core/mapdl_grpc.py b/src/ansys/mapdl/core/mapdl_grpc.py
index 26be88f043..222319f9c2 100644
--- a/src/ansys/mapdl/core/mapdl_grpc.py
+++ b/src/ansys/mapdl/core/mapdl_grpc.py
@@ -1084,7 +1084,8 @@ def _kill_server(self):
         if (
             self._version >= 24.2
         ):  # We can't use the non-cached version because of recursion error.
-            self.run("/EXIT,NOSAVE,,,,,SERVER")
+            # self.run("/EXIT,NOSAVE,,,,,SERVER")
+            self._ctrl("EXIT")
         else:
             self._ctrl("EXIT")