diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index 3782ea70..1b0241fb 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -274,6 +274,11 @@ func main() {
 	go streamMerger.Merge("openvpn", stream)
 	go signals.WaitForExit(func(signal string) int {
 		logger.Warn("Caught OS signal %s, shutting down", signal)
+		if allSettings.VPNSP == "pia" && allSettings.PIA.PortForwarding.Enabled {
+			if err := piaConf.ClearPortForward(allSettings.PIA.PortForwarding.Filepath, allSettings.System.UID, allSettings.System.GID); err != nil {
+				logger.Error(err)
+			}
+		}
 		time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond) // wait for other processes to exit
 		return 0
 	})
diff --git a/internal/pia/pia.go b/internal/pia/pia.go
index 162c66f6..041e7e33 100644
--- a/internal/pia/pia.go
+++ b/internal/pia/pia.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ type Configurator interface {
 	BuildConf(connections []models.OpenVPNConnection, encryption models.PIAEncryption, verbosity, uid, gid int, root bool, cipher, auth string) (err error)
 	GetPortForward() (port uint16, err error)
 	WritePortForward(filepath models.Filepath, port uint16, uid, gid int) (err error)
+	ClearPortForward(filepath models.Filepath, uid, gid int) (err error)
 	AllowPortForwardFirewall(device models.VPNDevice, port uint16) (err error)
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/pia/portforward.go b/internal/pia/portforward.go
index 7cc0f21a..9b09733e 100644
--- a/internal/pia/portforward.go
+++ b/internal/pia/portforward.go
@@ -49,3 +49,8 @@ func (c *configurator) AllowPortForwardFirewall(device models.VPNDevice, port ui
 	c.logger.Info("%s: Allowing forwarded port %d through firewall", logPrefix, port)
 	return c.firewall.AllowInputTrafficOnPort(device, port)
 }
+
+func (c *configurator) ClearPortForward(filepath models.Filepath, uid, gid int) (err error) {
+	c.logger.Info("%s: Clearing forwarded port status file %s", logPrefix, filepath)
+	return c.fileManager.WriteToFile(string(filepath), nil, files.Ownership(uid, gid), files.Permissions(400))
+}