diff --git a/modules/database/src/ioc/misc/iocInit.c b/modules/database/src/ioc/misc/iocInit.c
index c26fd0e95..3be83adbe 100644
--- a/modules/database/src/ioc/misc/iocInit.c
+++ b/modules/database/src/ioc/misc/iocInit.c
@@ -716,13 +716,13 @@ int iocShutdown(void)
     iterateRecords(doCloseLinks, NULL);
     initHookAnnounce(initHookAfterCloseLinks);
 
-    if (iocBuildMode == buildIsolated) {
-        /* stop and "join" threads */
-        scanStop();
-        initHookAnnounce(initHookAfterStopScan);
-        callbackStop();
-        initHookAnnounce(initHookAfterStopCallback);
-    } else {
+    /* stop and "join" threads */
+    scanStop();
+    initHookAnnounce(initHookAfterStopScan);
+    callbackStop();
+    initHookAnnounce(initHookAfterStopCallback);
+
+    if (iocBuildMode != buildIsolated) {
         dbStopServers();
     }
 
diff --git a/modules/libcom/src/iocsh/initHooks.h b/modules/libcom/src/iocsh/initHooks.h
index 15faf1384..9afc0090a 100644
--- a/modules/libcom/src/iocsh/initHooks.h
+++ b/modules/libcom/src/iocsh/initHooks.h
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ typedef enum {
 
     initHookAtShutdown,             /**< Start of iocShutdown() (unit tests only) */
     initHookAfterCloseLinks,        /**< Links disabled/deleted */
-    initHookAfterStopScan,          /**< Scan tasks stopped */
+    initHookAfterStopScan,          /**< Scan tasks stopped.  Prior to UNRELEASED, triggered only by unittest code. */
     initHookAfterStopCallback,      /**< Callback tasks stopped */
-    initHookAfterStopLinks,         /**< CA links stopped */
+    initHookAfterStopLinks,         /**< CA links stopped.  Prior to UNRELEASED, triggered only by unittest code. */
     initHookBeforeFree,             /**< Resource cleanup about to happen */
     initHookAfterShutdown,          /**< End of iocShutdown() */