diff --git a/.changeset/stop-web-config-watcher.md b/.changeset/stop-web-config-watcher.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dc740e09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/stop-web-config-watcher.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@when/web': patch
+---
+
+Stop the configuration watcher after native server shutdown so the web process can exit cleanly.
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/server/boot.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/server/boot.ts
index 3dc65524..8725eb48 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/lib/server/boot.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/server/boot.ts
@@ -20,11 +20,12 @@ export async function bootApp(): Promise<void> {
 	makeAuth(config);
 	setState({ config, db });
 
-	watchConfig((result) =>
+	const stopWatching = watchConfig((result) =>
 		applyConfig(result, {
 			current: () => getState().config,
 			swap: (next) => setState({ config: next, db }),
 			restart: () => process.exit(0)
 		})
 	);
+	process.once('sveltekit:shutdown', stopWatching);
 }