diff --git a/lib/ldclient-openfeature/provider.rb b/lib/ldclient-openfeature/provider.rb
index 4ec1583..b4ea7fc 100644
--- a/lib/ldclient-openfeature/provider.rb
+++ b/lib/ldclient-openfeature/provider.rb
@@ -49,8 +49,11 @@ def initialize(sdk_key, config = LaunchDarkly::Config.default, wait_for_seconds
 
         @metadata = ::OpenFeature::SDK::Provider::ProviderMetadata.new(name: "launchdarkly-openfeature-server").freeze
 
-        @client.data_source_status_provider.add_listener(Impl::DataSourceStatusListener.new(self))
-        @client.flag_tracker.add_listener(Impl::FlagChangeListener.new(self))
+        @status_listener = Impl::DataSourceStatusListener.new(self)
+        @flag_change_listener = Impl::FlagChangeListener.new(self)
+
+        @client.data_source_status_provider.add_listener(@status_listener)
+        @client.flag_tracker.add_listener(@flag_change_listener)
       end
 
       #
@@ -116,6 +119,8 @@ def emit_status_event(event, **details)
       # @return [void]
       #
       def shutdown
+        @client.data_source_status_provider.remove_listener(@status_listener)
+        @client.flag_tracker.remove_listener(@flag_change_listener)
         @client.close
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/provider_spec.rb b/spec/provider_spec.rb
index 0a9b6f0..773e0a8 100644
--- a/spec/provider_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/provider_spec.rb
@@ -135,11 +135,15 @@ def data_source_status(state, error = nil)
       .with(OpenFeature::SDK::ProviderEvent::PROVIDER_STALE, hash_including(:message))
   end
 
-  it "shutdown closes the client" do
-    allow(provider.client).to receive(:close)
+  it "shutdown unsubscribes the listeners and closes the client" do
+    status_provider = double(remove_listener: nil)
+    flag_tracker = double(remove_listener: nil)
+    allow(provider.client).to receive_messages(close: nil, data_source_status_provider: status_provider, flag_tracker: flag_tracker)
 
     provider.shutdown
 
+    expect(status_provider).to have_received(:remove_listener).with(instance_of(LaunchDarkly::OpenFeature::Impl::DataSourceStatusListener))
+    expect(flag_tracker).to have_received(:remove_listener).with(instance_of(LaunchDarkly::OpenFeature::Impl::FlagChangeListener))
     expect(provider.client).to have_received(:close)
   end