diff --git a/servers/slapd/init.c b/servers/slapd/init.c
index 0afd7b7b7b..c1dcae2a8a 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/init.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/init.c
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ int slap_shutdown( Backend *be )
 
 #ifdef LDAP_SLAPI
 	pb = slapi_pblock_new( );
-	(void) doPluginFNs( NULL, SLAPI_PLUGIN_START_FN, pb );
+	(void) doPluginFNs( NULL, SLAPI_PLUGIN_CLOSE_FN, pb );
 	slapi_pblock_destroy( pb );
 #endif /* LDAP_SLAPI */