diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs b/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
index 0c4949d30..7dfa6b6bb 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
@@ -654,9 +654,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_context_shutdown(context: *mut dc_context_t) {
     let ffi_context = &*context;
 
     with_inner_async!(ffi_context, ctx, async move {
-        eprintln!("SHUTDOWN");
         ctx.stop().await;
-        eprintln!("SHUTDOWN:DONE")
     })
     .unwrap_or(())
 }
diff --git a/python/src/deltachat/account.py b/python/src/deltachat/account.py
index 915ef0dae..51003ac2e 100644
--- a/python/src/deltachat/account.py
+++ b/python/src/deltachat/account.py
@@ -575,6 +575,7 @@ class Account(object):
             if not self.get_config("addr") or not self.get_config("mail_pw"):
                 raise MissingCredentials("addr or mail_pwd not set in config")
             lib.dc_configure(self._dc_context)
+        lib.dc_context_run(self._dc_context)
 
     def wait_shutdown(self):
         """ wait until shutdown of this account has completed. """
@@ -590,6 +591,7 @@ class Account(object):
         if self._threads.is_started():
             self.stop_ongoing()
             self._threads.stop(wait=False)
+        lib.dc_context_shutdown(dc_context)
         lib.dc_close(dc_context)
         self._threads.stop(wait=wait)  # to wait for threads
         self._dc_context = None
diff --git a/python/src/deltachat/iothreads.py b/python/src/deltachat/iothreads.py
index 901b6af7a..f4cc88faf 100644
--- a/python/src/deltachat/iothreads.py
+++ b/python/src/deltachat/iothreads.py
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ class IOThreads:
                     ev = next(it)
                 except StopIteration:
                     break
-                print("{}", ev)
                 self.account.ac_log_line("calling hook name={} kwargs={}".format(ev.name, ev.kwargs))
                 ev.call_hook()