diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 1506473..5bc1cc4 100755
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.2.6
\ No newline at end of file
+2.2.7
diff --git a/cmd/openonu-adapter/main.go b/cmd/openonu-adapter/main.go
index edc5088..07f6d50 100644
--- a/cmd/openonu-adapter/main.go
+++ b/cmd/openonu-adapter/main.go
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
 			logger.Infow(ctx, "fail-to-release-all-reservations", log.Fields{"error": err})
 		}
 		// Close the DB connection
-		a.kvClient.Close(ctx)
+		go a.kvClient.Close(ctx)
 	}
 
 	if a.eventProxy != nil {
@@ -587,8 +587,12 @@
 	// Set the ONU adapter GRPC service as not ready. This will prevent any request from coming to this adapter instance
 	probe.UpdateStatusFromContext(probeCtx, onuAdapterService, probe.ServiceStatusStopped)
 
+	// Use context with cancel as etcd-client stop could take more time sometimes to stop slowing down container shutdown.
+	ctxWithCancel, cancelFunc := context.WithCancel(ctx)
 	// Cleanup before leaving
-	ad.stop(ctx)
+	ad.stop(ctxWithCancel)
+	// Will halt any long-running stop routine gracefully
+	cancelFunc()
 
 	elapsed := time.Since(start)
 	logger.Infow(ctx, "run-time", log.Fields{"Name": "openadapter", "time": elapsed / time.Microsecond})