Index: vws
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--- vws
+++ vws
@@ -510,11 +510,14 @@
         start_opts=Namespace(machine=parsed_args.machine,
                             command='start', cdrom=[parsed_args.install],
                             dir=machinedir, stopped=True, snapshot=False,
                             args="", gui=True 
                            )
-        cmd_start(start_opts)
+        try:                   
+            cmd_start(start_opts)
+        finally:
+            start_opts.sock.shutdown(socket.SHUT_RDWR)
 
 
 
 
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