diff --git a/selfdrive/athena/athenad.py b/selfdrive/athena/athenad.py
index ca3a1bafbb..dc9902ce55 100755
--- a/selfdrive/athena/athenad.py
+++ b/selfdrive/athena/athenad.py
@@ -206,13 +206,17 @@ def retry_upload(tid: int, end_event: threading.Event, increase_count: bool = Tr
         break
 
 
-def cb(sm, item, tid, sz: int, cur: int) -> None:
+def cb(sm, item, tid, sz: int, cur: int, end_event: threading.Event) -> None:
   # Abort transfer if connection changed to metered after starting upload
+  # or if athenad is shutting down to re-connect the websocket
   sm.update(0)
   metered = sm['deviceState'].networkMetered
   if metered and (not item.allow_cellular):
     raise AbortTransferException
 
+  if end_event.is_set():
+    raise AbortTransferException
+
   cur_upload_items[tid] = replace(item, progress=cur / sz if sz else 1)
 
 
@@ -252,7 +256,7 @@ def upload_handler(end_event: threading.Event) -> None:
           sz = -1
 
         cloudlog.event("athena.upload_handler.upload_start", fn=fn, sz=sz, network_type=network_type, metered=metered, retry_count=item.retry_count)
-        response = _do_upload(item, partial(cb, sm, item, tid))
+        response = _do_upload(item, partial(cb, sm, item, tid, end_event))
 
         if response.status_code not in (200, 201, 401, 403, 412):
           cloudlog.event("athena.upload_handler.retry", status_code=response.status_code, fn=fn, sz=sz, network_type=network_type, metered=metered)