diff --git a/src/audio/AudioThread.cpp b/src/audio/AudioThread.cpp
index dec6450..57f8d5b 100644
--- a/src/audio/AudioThread.cpp
+++ b/src/audio/AudioThread.cpp
@@ -476,9 +476,6 @@ void AudioThread::run() {
 
 void AudioThread::terminate() {
     IOThread::terminate();
-    AudioThreadCommand endCond;   // push an empty input to bump the queue
-    //VSO: blocking push
-    cmdQueue.push(endCond);
 }
 
 bool AudioThread::isActive() {
diff --git a/src/demod/DemodulatorPreThread.cpp b/src/demod/DemodulatorPreThread.cpp
index f34f78c..415c16f 100644
--- a/src/demod/DemodulatorPreThread.cpp
+++ b/src/demod/DemodulatorPreThread.cpp
@@ -348,18 +348,10 @@ int DemodulatorPreThread::getAudioSampleRate() {
 
 void DemodulatorPreThread::terminate() {
 
-    //make non-blocking calls to be sure threads are flagged for termination before attempting the blocking calls.
+    //make non-blocking calls to be sure threads are flagged for termination.
     IOThread::terminate();
     workerThread->terminate();
 
-    DemodulatorThreadIQDataPtr inp(new DemodulatorThreadIQData);    // push dummy to nudge queue
-    //VSO: blocking push :
-    iqInputQueue->push(inp);
- 
-    DemodulatorWorkerThreadCommand command;
-    //VSO: blocking push :
-    workerQueue->push(command);
-
     //wait blocking for termination here, it could be long with lots of modems and we MUST terminate properly,
     //else better kill the whole application...
     workerThread->isTerminated(5000);
diff --git a/src/demod/DemodulatorThread.cpp b/src/demod/DemodulatorThread.cpp
index f4e84f2..8c3ccc6 100644
--- a/src/demod/DemodulatorThread.cpp
+++ b/src/demod/DemodulatorThread.cpp
@@ -313,8 +313,8 @@ void DemodulatorThread::run() {
             if (!muted.load() && (!wxGetApp().getSoloMode() || (demodInstance == wxGetApp().getDemodMgr().getLastActiveDemodulator()))) {
                 //non-blocking push needed for audio out
                 if (!audioOutputQueue->try_push(ati)) {
-                    //Comment this trace, it creates to many false alarms :)
-                    //std::cout << "DemodulatorThread::run() cannot push ati into audioOutputQueue, is full !" << std::endl;
+                  
+                    std::cout << "DemodulatorThread::run() cannot push ati into audioOutputQueue, is full !" << std::endl;
                     std::this_thread::yield();
                 }
             }
@@ -348,10 +348,6 @@ void DemodulatorThread::run() {
 
 void DemodulatorThread::terminate() {
     IOThread::terminate();
-    DemodulatorThreadPostIQDataPtr inp(new DemodulatorThreadPostIQData);    // push dummy to nudge queue
-    
-    //VSO: blocking push
-    iqInputQueue->push(inp);
 }
 
 bool DemodulatorThread::isMuted() {
diff --git a/src/demod/DemodulatorWorkerThread.cpp b/src/demod/DemodulatorWorkerThread.cpp
index 863065f..a2bd35d 100644
--- a/src/demod/DemodulatorWorkerThread.cpp
+++ b/src/demod/DemodulatorWorkerThread.cpp
@@ -116,6 +116,4 @@ void DemodulatorWorkerThread::run() {
 
 void DemodulatorWorkerThread::terminate() {
     IOThread::terminate();
-    DemodulatorWorkerThreadCommand inp;    // push dummy to nudge queue
-    commandQueue->push(inp);
 }
diff --git a/src/demod/DemodulatorWorkerThread.h b/src/demod/DemodulatorWorkerThread.h
index 54b2899..a4c3488 100644
--- a/src/demod/DemodulatorWorkerThread.h
+++ b/src/demod/DemodulatorWorkerThread.h
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ public:
 
     msresamp_crcf iqResampler;
     double iqResampleRatio;
-    
-    DemodulatorThread *demodThread;
 
     long long sampleRate;
     unsigned int bandwidth;
diff --git a/src/sdr/SDRPostThread.cpp b/src/sdr/SDRPostThread.cpp
index 0a286bf..a332bcb 100644
--- a/src/sdr/SDRPostThread.cpp
+++ b/src/sdr/SDRPostThread.cpp
@@ -235,9 +235,6 @@ void SDRPostThread::run() {
 
 void SDRPostThread::terminate() {
     IOThread::terminate();
-    SDRThreadIQDataPtr dummy(new SDRThreadIQData);
-    //VSO: blocking push
-    iqDataInQueue->push(dummy);
 }
 
 void SDRPostThread::runSingleCH(SDRThreadIQData *data_in) {