diff --git a/src/learn/learn.cpp b/src/learn/learn.cpp
index cc51b04e..3e4f9495 100644
--- a/src/learn/learn.cpp
+++ b/src/learn/learn.cpp
@@ -502,8 +502,6 @@ namespace Learner
                 << "Error reading sfen_for_mse. Read " << sfen_for_mse.size()
                 << " out of " << sfen_for_mse_size << '\n';
 
-            sr.stop();
-
             return;
         }
 
@@ -541,8 +539,6 @@ namespace Learner
                 break;
         }
 
-        sr.stop();
-
         Eval::NNUE::finalize_net();
 
         save(true);
diff --git a/src/learn/sfen_reader.h b/src/learn/sfen_reader.h
index 78bf4ee8..0ef9765b 100644
--- a/src/learn/sfen_reader.h
+++ b/src/learn/sfen_reader.h
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ namespace Learner{
 
         ~SfenReader()
         {
+            stop_flag = true;
+
             if (file_worker_thread.joinable())
                 file_worker_thread.join();
         }
@@ -310,11 +312,6 @@ namespace Learner{
             }
         }
 
-        void stop()
-        {
-            stop_flag = true;
-        }
-
         void set_do_shuffle(bool v)
         {
             shuffle = v;