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diff --git a/core/matching_engine.py b/core/matching_engine.py
index 39deb489..76fb95f3 100644
--- a/core/matching_engine.py
+++ b/core/matching_engine.py
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ class MusicMatchingEngine:
         """
         if not text:
             return ""
-        text = re.sub(r'koяn', 'korn', text, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
+        # Handle Korn/KoЯn variations - both uppercase Я (U+042F) and lowercase я (U+044F)
+        text = re.sub(r'ko[яЯ]n', 'korn', text, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
         text = unidecode(text)
         text = text.lower()
         
diff --git a/core/soulseek_client.py b/core/soulseek_client.py
index 5df5400b..7ff216e9 100644
--- a/core/soulseek_client.py
+++ b/core/soulseek_client.py
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ class SoulseekClient:
         self.base_url: Optional[str] = None
         self.api_key: Optional[str] = None
         self.download_path: Path = Path("./downloads")
+        self.active_searches: Dict[str, bool] = {}  # search_id -> still_active
         self._setup_client()
     
     def _setup_client(self):
@@ -566,6 +567,9 @@ class SoulseekClient:
             
             logger.info(f"Search initiated with ID: {search_id}")
             
+            # Track this search as active
+            self.active_searches[search_id] = True
+            
             # Poll for results - process and emit results immediately when found
             all_responses = []
             all_tracks = []
@@ -574,6 +578,11 @@ class SoulseekClient:
             max_polls = int(timeout / poll_interval)  # 20 attempts over 30 seconds
             
             for poll_count in range(max_polls):
+                # Check if search was cancelled
+                if search_id not in self.active_searches:
+                    logger.info(f"Search {search_id} was cancelled, stopping")
+                    return [], []
+                
                 logger.debug(f"Polling for results (attempt {poll_count + 1}/{max_polls}) - elapsed: {poll_count * poll_interval:.1f}s")
                 
                 # Get current search responses
@@ -627,6 +636,10 @@ class SoulseekClient:
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(f"Error searching: {e}")
             return [], []
+        finally:
+            # Remove from active searches when done
+            if 'search_id' in locals() and search_id in self.active_searches:
+                del self.active_searches[search_id]
     
     async def download(self, username: str, filename: str, file_size: int = 0) -> Optional[str]:
         if not self.base_url:
@@ -1338,9 +1351,26 @@ class SoulseekClient:
         """Check if slskd is configured (has base_url)"""
         return self.base_url is not None
     
+    async def cancel_all_searches(self):
+        """Cancel all active searches"""
+        if not self.active_searches:
+            return
+        
+        logger.info(f"Cancelling {len(self.active_searches)} active searches...")
+        for search_id in list(self.active_searches.keys()):
+            try:
+                # Delete the search via API
+                await self._make_request('DELETE', f'searches/{search_id}')
+                logger.debug(f"Cancelled search {search_id}")
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.warning(f"Could not cancel search {search_id}: {e}")
+        
+        # Mark all searches as cancelled
+        self.active_searches.clear()
+
     async def close(self):
-        # No persistent session to close - each request creates its own session
-        pass
+        # Cancel any active searches before closing
+        await self.cancel_all_searches()
     
     def __del__(self):
         # No persistent session to clean up
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 8cb6c64e..81a8fd34 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import asyncio
 import time
 from pathlib import Path
 from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QApplication, QMainWindow, QVBoxLayout, QHBoxLayout, QWidget, QStackedWidget
-from PyQt6.QtCore import QThread, pyqtSignal, QTimer
+from PyQt6.QtCore import QThread, pyqtSignal, QTimer, QThreadPool
 from PyQt6.QtGui import QFont, QPalette, QColor
 
 from config.settings import config_manager
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class ServiceStatusThread(QThread):
     def stop(self):
         self.running = False
         self.quit()
-        self.wait()
+        self.wait(2000)  # Wait max 2 seconds
 
 class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
     def __init__(self):
@@ -321,6 +321,27 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
                 logger.info("Cleaning up Dashboard page threads...")
                 self.dashboard_page.cleanup_threads()
             
+            # Stop other page threads and background tasks
+            if hasattr(self, 'artists_page') and self.artists_page:
+                logger.info("Cleaning up Artists page threads...")
+                if hasattr(self.artists_page, 'cleanup_threads'):
+                    self.artists_page.cleanup_threads()
+            
+            if hasattr(self, 'sync_page') and self.sync_page:
+                logger.info("Cleaning up Sync page threads...")
+                if hasattr(self.sync_page, 'cleanup_threads'):
+                    self.sync_page.cleanup_threads()
+            
+            if hasattr(self, 'downloads_page') and self.downloads_page:
+                logger.info("Cleaning up Downloads page threads...")
+                if hasattr(self.downloads_page, 'cleanup_threads'):
+                    self.downloads_page.cleanup_threads()
+            
+            # Stop all QThreadPool tasks
+            logger.info("Stopping global thread pool...")
+            QThreadPool.globalInstance().clear()
+            QThreadPool.globalInstance().waitForDone(1000)  # Wait max 1 second
+            
             # Stop status monitoring thread
             if self.status_thread:
                 logger.info("Stopping status monitoring thread...")
@@ -334,8 +355,16 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
             # Close Soulseek client
             try:
                 logger.info("Closing Soulseek client...")
-                loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
-                loop.run_until_complete(self.soulseek_client.close())
+                # Use modern asyncio approach instead of deprecated get_event_loop
+                try:
+                    loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+                    # Create a new task to close the client
+                    task = asyncio.create_task(self.soulseek_client.close())
+                    # Wait for it to complete
+                    asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(self.soulseek_client.close(), loop).result(timeout=3.0)
+                except RuntimeError:
+                    # No running loop, create new one
+                    asyncio.run(self.soulseek_client.close())
             except Exception as e:
                 logger.error(f"Error closing Soulseek client: {e}")
             
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diff --git a/ui/pages/artists.py b/ui/pages/artists.py
index 8bfe1ffb..2f5598ac 100644
--- a/ui/pages/artists.py
+++ b/ui/pages/artists.py
@@ -2884,9 +2884,20 @@ class DownloadMissingAlbumTracksModal(QDialog):
                 asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
                 search_result = loop.run_until_complete(self.soulseek_client.search(self.query))
                 results_list = search_result[0] if isinstance(search_result, tuple) and search_result else []
-                self.signals.search_completed.emit(results_list, self.query)
+                
+                # Check if signals object is still valid before emitting
+                try:
+                    self.signals.search_completed.emit(results_list, self.query)
+                except RuntimeError:
+                    # Qt objects deleted during shutdown, ignore
+                    logger.debug(f"Search completed for '{self.query}' but UI already closed")
+                    
             except Exception as e:
-                self.signals.search_failed.emit(self.query, str(e))
+                try:
+                    self.signals.search_failed.emit(self.query, str(e))
+                except RuntimeError:
+                    # Qt objects deleted during shutdown, ignore
+                    logger.debug(f"Search failed for '{self.query}' but UI already closed: {e}")
             finally:
                 if loop: loop.close()
         
diff --git a/ui/pages/dashboard.py b/ui/pages/dashboard.py
index 07a13cf4..322ec0f8 100644
--- a/ui/pages/dashboard.py
+++ b/ui/pages/dashboard.py
@@ -970,9 +970,20 @@ class DownloadMissingWishlistTracksModal(QDialog):
                 asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
                 search_result = loop.run_until_complete(self.soulseek_client.search(self.query))
                 results_list = search_result[0] if isinstance(search_result, tuple) and search_result else []
-                self.signals.search_completed.emit(results_list, self.query)
+                
+                # Check if signals object is still valid before emitting
+                try:
+                    self.signals.search_completed.emit(results_list, self.query)
+                except RuntimeError:
+                    # Qt objects deleted during shutdown, ignore
+                    logger.debug(f"Search completed for '{self.query}' but UI already closed")
+                    
             except Exception as e:
-                self.signals.search_failed.emit(self.query, str(e))
+                try:
+                    self.signals.search_failed.emit(self.query, str(e))
+                except RuntimeError:
+                    # Qt objects deleted during shutdown, ignore
+                    logger.debug(f"Search failed for '{self.query}' but UI already closed: {e}")
             finally:
                 if loop: loop.close()
 
diff --git a/ui/pages/downloads.py b/ui/pages/downloads.py
index 6d348558..5ba5d3b0 100644
--- a/ui/pages/downloads.py
+++ b/ui/pages/downloads.py
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ class SpotifyMatchingModal(QDialog):
             self.skipped_matching = False
         # Clean up the image download pool
         self.image_download_pool.clear()
-        self.image_download_pool.waitForDone(-1) # Wait indefinitely for tasks to finish
+        self.image_download_pool.waitForDone(5000) # Wait max 5 seconds for tasks to finish
         self.cancelled.emit()
         super().reject()
 
@@ -9085,21 +9085,20 @@ class DownloadsPage(QWidget):
             try:
                 # Try to get existing event loop first
                 try:
-                    loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
-                    if loop.is_running():
-                        # If loop is running, we need to run in a thread
-                        def run_in_thread():
-                            new_loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
-                            asyncio.set_event_loop(new_loop)
-                            try:
-                                new_loop.run_until_complete(self._cancel_current_streaming_download())
-                            finally:
-                                new_loop.close()
-                        
-                        thread = threading.Thread(target=run_in_thread)
-                        thread.start()
-                        thread.join(timeout=5.0)  # Wait max 5 seconds
-                        return
+                    loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+                    # Loop is already running, we need to run in a thread
+                    def run_in_thread():
+                        new_loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+                        asyncio.set_event_loop(new_loop)
+                        try:
+                            new_loop.run_until_complete(self._cancel_current_streaming_download())
+                        finally:
+                            new_loop.close()
+                    
+                    thread = threading.Thread(target=run_in_thread)
+                    thread.start()
+                    thread.join(timeout=5.0)  # Wait max 5 seconds
+                    return
                 except RuntimeError:
                     # No event loop in current thread
                     pass
diff --git a/ui/pages/sync.py b/ui/pages/sync.py
index 39749b3d..6d322149 100644
--- a/ui/pages/sync.py
+++ b/ui/pages/sync.py
@@ -4814,9 +4814,20 @@ class DownloadMissingTracksModal(QDialog):
                 asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
                 search_result = loop.run_until_complete(self.soulseek_client.search(self.query))
                 results_list = search_result[0] if isinstance(search_result, tuple) and search_result else []
-                self.signals.search_completed.emit(results_list, self.query)
+                
+                # Check if signals object is still valid before emitting
+                try:
+                    self.signals.search_completed.emit(results_list, self.query)
+                except RuntimeError:
+                    # Qt objects deleted during shutdown, ignore
+                    logger.debug(f"Search completed for '{self.query}' but UI already closed")
+                    
             except Exception as e:
-                self.signals.search_failed.emit(self.query, str(e))
+                try:
+                    self.signals.search_failed.emit(self.query, str(e))
+                except RuntimeError:
+                    # Qt objects deleted during shutdown, ignore
+                    logger.debug(f"Search failed for '{self.query}' but UI already closed: {e}")
             finally:
                 if loop: loop.close()
 
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