diff --git a/gateway/run.py b/gateway/run.py
index c8c25256b8f..568ffd61ba4 100644
--- a/gateway/run.py
+++ b/gateway/run.py
@@ -3971,6 +3971,11 @@ class GatewayRunner:
                 _cached = self._agent_cache.get(session_key)
                 _old_agent = _cached[0] if isinstance(_cached, tuple) else _cached if _cached else None
             if _old_agent is not None:
+                try:
+                    if hasattr(_old_agent, "shutdown_memory_provider"):
+                        _old_agent.shutdown_memory_provider()
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
                 try:
                     if hasattr(_old_agent, "close"):
                         _old_agent.close()