diff --git a/providers/flagsmith/src/main/java/dev.openfeature.contrib.providers.flagsmith/FlagsmithProvider.java b/providers/flagsmith/src/main/java/dev.openfeature.contrib.providers.flagsmith/FlagsmithProvider.java
index a361ccdbd..47a5bf0f8 100644
--- a/providers/flagsmith/src/main/java/dev.openfeature.contrib.providers.flagsmith/FlagsmithProvider.java
+++ b/providers/flagsmith/src/main/java/dev.openfeature.contrib.providers.flagsmith/FlagsmithProvider.java
@@ -244,4 +244,12 @@ private Structure mapToStructure(Map<String, Object> map) {
                 .filter(e -> e.getValue() != null)
                 .collect(Collectors.toMap(Map.Entry::getKey, e -> objectToValue(e.getValue()))));
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public void shutdown() {
+        log.info("Flagsmith Provider shutting down");
+        if (flagsmith != null) {
+            flagsmith.close();
+        }
+    }
 }