diff --git a/node/src/module.c b/node/src/module.c
index bf941ab9f..66132983a 100644
--- a/node/src/module.c
+++ b/node/src/module.c
@@ -3103,8 +3103,8 @@ static void accounts_event_handler_thread_func(void* arg)
     }
     event = dc_accounts_get_next_event(dc_accounts_event_emitter);
     if (event == NULL) {
-      //TRACE("received NULL event, skipping");
-      continue;
+      TRACE("no more events");
+      break;
     }
 
     if (!dcn_accounts->threadsafe_event_handler) {