lib/PublicInbox/Watch.pm | 1 +

diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/Watch.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/Watch.pm
index b48d9cccc3e2b791958720aff4e06c187617149d..e80bbdec16fdf8dd766b8761d059caf48891e373 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/Watch.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/Watch.pm
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ 	my $i = $intvl //= (29 * 60);
 	my $end = now() + $intvl;
 	warn "I: $uri idling for ${intvl}s\n";
 	local $0 = "IDLE $0";
+	return if $self->{quit};
 	unless ($mic->idle) {
 		return if $self->{quit};
 		return "E: IDLE failed on $uri: $!";