diff --git a/libtextsecure/message_receiver.js b/libtextsecure/message_receiver.js
index 06e731a72..8ed3315d7 100644
--- a/libtextsecure/message_receiver.js
+++ b/libtextsecure/message_receiver.js
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ MessageReceiver.prototype.extend({
       'calledClose:',
       this.calledClose
     );
+    // TODO: handle properly
+    return;
 
     this.shutdown();