diff --git a/library/server/ewsgi/default/nino/nino_application.e b/library/server/ewsgi/default/nino/nino_application.e
index 1d18f11f..51d85966 100644
--- a/library/server/ewsgi/default/nino/nino_application.e
+++ b/library/server/ewsgi/default/nino/nino_application.e
@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@ feature -- Server
 			connector.launch
 		end
 
+	shutdown
+			-- Shutdown the server
+		do
+			connector.server.shutdown_server
+		end
+
 note
 	copyright: "2011-2011, Eiffel Software and others"
 	license: "Eiffel Forum License v2 (see http://www.eiffel.com/licensing/forum.txt)"