diff --git a/main_wayland.cpp b/main_wayland.cpp
--- a/main_wayland.cpp
+++ b/main_wayland.cpp
@@ -118,7 +118,10 @@
     if (QStyle *s = style()) {
         s->unpolish(this);
     }
-    waylandServer()->terminateClientConnections();
+    //terminate connections after QGuiApplication::~QGuiApplication
+    connect(this, &QObject::destroyed, [=]() {
+        waylandServer()->terminateClientConnections();
+    });
     destroyCompositor();
 }