diff --git a/Demo/WIN32-MSVC-lwIP/lwIP_Apps/apps/BasicSocketCommandServer/BasicSocketCommandServer.c b/Demo/WIN32-MSVC-lwIP/lwIP_Apps/apps/BasicSocketCommandServer/BasicSocketCommandServer.c
index 6fd3cc114..2a85735b9 100644
--- a/Demo/WIN32-MSVC-lwIP/lwIP_Apps/apps/BasicSocketCommandServer/BasicSocketCommandServer.c
+++ b/Demo/WIN32-MSVC-lwIP/lwIP_Apps/apps/BasicSocketCommandServer/BasicSocketCommandServer.c
@@ -189,5 +189,8 @@ portBASE_TYPE xReturned;
 			}
 		} 
 	}
+
+	/* Will only get here if a listening socket could not be created. */
+	vTaskDelete( NULL );
 }