# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Matrix crypto DB shutdown race condition fix

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #63395: Matrix cron delivery to encrypted room succeeds, then floods logs with \`RuntimeError: database pool has been stopped\` and disconnects
- PR #63431: fix(matrix): drain crypto handlers before DB shutdown
- PR #63440: fix(matrix): drain event loop before closing _crypto_db to prevent pool race (#63395)

A race condition causes database pool errors and log flooding when the Matrix crypto database closes before pending handlers finish. These items address draining the event loop and crypto handlers before DB shutdown.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 0 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `unresolved`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `0.67`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked.

## Open related issues

- #63395: Matrix cron delivery to encrypted room succeeds, then floods logs with \`RuntimeError: database pool has been stopped\` and disconnects

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#63431: fix(matrix): drain crypto handlers before DB shutdown**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `0a62610f1`, `d11aa0c1d`, `#63440`
  - files: `plugins/platforms/matrix/adapter.py`, `tests/gateway/test_matrix.py`
- **#63440: fix(matrix): drain event loop before closing _crypto_db to prevent pool race (#63395)**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `plugins/platforms/matrix/adapter.py`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `gateway`