diff --git a/cmd/ovm/main.go b/cmd/ovm/main.go
index 96b0960..efa9074 100644
--- a/cmd/ovm/main.go
+++ b/cmd/ovm/main.go
@@ -68,17 +68,9 @@ func main() {
 		exit(1)
 	}
 
-	{
-		if err := event.Init(opt); err != nil {
-			_ = log.Errorf("event init error: %v", err)
-			exit(1)
-		}
-
-		g := errgroup.Group{}
-		event.Subscribe(&g)
-		cleans = append(cleans, func() {
-			_ = g.Wait()
-		})
+	if err := event.Setup(opt); err != nil {
+		_ = log.Errorf("event init error: %v", err)
+		exit(1)
 	}
 
 	agent, err := sshagentsock.Start(opt.SSHAuthSocketPath, log)
diff --git a/pkg/ipc/event/event.go b/pkg/ipc/event/event.go
index 5d97b38..364ce46 100644
--- a/pkg/ipc/event/event.go
+++ b/pkg/ipc/event/event.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/Code-Hex/go-infinity-channel"
 	"github.com/oomol-lab/ovm/pkg/cli"
 	"github.com/oomol-lab/ovm/pkg/logger"
-	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 )
 
 type key string
@@ -48,7 +47,10 @@ type event struct {
 
 var e *event
 
-func Init(opt *cli.Context) error {
+// see: https://github.com/Code-Hex/go-infinity-channel/issues/1
+var waitDone = make(chan struct{})
+
+func Setup(opt *cli.Context) error {
 	log, err := logger.New(opt.LogPath, opt.Name+"-event")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -75,15 +77,7 @@ func Init(opt *cli.Context) error {
 		channel: infinity.NewChannel[*datum](),
 	}
 
-	return nil
-}
-
-func Subscribe(g *errgroup.Group) {
-	if e == nil {
-		return
-	}
-
-	g.Go(func() error {
+	go func() {
 		for datum := range e.channel.Out() {
 			uri := fmt.Sprintf("http://ovm/notify?event=%s&message=%s", datum.name, url.QueryEscape(datum.message))
 			e.log.Infof("notify %s event to %s", datum.name, uri)
@@ -98,14 +92,13 @@ func Subscribe(g *errgroup.Group) {
 			}
 
 			if datum.message == string(Exit) {
-				e.channel.Close()
-				e = nil
-				return nil
+				waitDone <- struct{}{}
+				return
 			}
 		}
+	}()
 
-		return nil
-	})
+	return nil
 }
 
 func NotifyApp(name app) {
@@ -117,6 +110,14 @@ func NotifyApp(name app) {
 		name:    kApp,
 		message: string(name),
 	}
+
+	// wait for the event to be processed
+	// Exit event indicates the main process exit
+	if string(name) == string(Exit) {
+		<-waitDone
+		close(waitDone)
+		e.channel.Close()
+	}
 }
 
 func NotifyError(err error) {