diff --git a/RNS/Interfaces/Android/RNodeInterface.py b/RNS/Interfaces/Android/RNodeInterface.py
index 5d8b19f0..0e744d61 100644
--- a/RNS/Interfaces/Android/RNodeInterface.py
+++ b/RNS/Interfaces/Android/RNodeInterface.py
@@ -1504,13 +1504,13 @@ class RNodeInterface(Interface):
 
         except Exception as e:
             self.online = False
-            RNS.log("A serial port error occurred, the contained exception was: "+str(e), RNS.LOG_ERROR)
-            RNS.log("The interface "+str(self)+" experienced an unrecoverable error and is now offline.", RNS.LOG_ERROR)
+            if not self.detached:
+                RNS.log("A serial port error occurred, the contained exception was: "+str(e), RNS.LOG_ERROR)
+                RNS.log("The interface "+str(self)+" experienced an unrecoverable error and is now offline.", RNS.LOG_ERROR)
 
-            if RNS.Reticulum.panic_on_interface_error:
-                RNS.panic()
+                if RNS.Reticulum.panic_on_interface_error: RNS.panic()
 
-            RNS.log("Reticulum will attempt to reconnect the interface periodically.", RNS.LOG_ERROR)
+                RNS.log("Reticulum will attempt to reconnect the interface periodically.", RNS.LOG_ERROR)
 
         self.online = False
 
@@ -1570,10 +1570,14 @@ class RNodeInterface(Interface):
         except Exception as e:
             RNS.log(f"An error occurred while detaching {self}: {e}", RNS.LOG_ERROR)
 
-        if self.use_ble: self.ble.close()
-        if self.use_tcp:
+        if self.use_ble:
+            self.ble.close()
+            self.ble.cleanup()
+        elif self.use_tcp:
             time.sleep(0.5)
             self.tcp.close()
+        else:
+            self.serial.close()
 
     def should_ingress_limit(self):
         return False
@@ -1652,6 +1656,9 @@ class BLEConnection(BluetoothDispatcher):
             self.owner.ble_rx_queue = b""
             return data
 
+    def cleanup(self):
+        self.should_run = False
+
     def close(self):
         try:
             if self.connected:
diff --git a/RNS/Interfaces/AutoInterface.py b/RNS/Interfaces/AutoInterface.py
index 4dcad4d4..110de664 100644
--- a/RNS/Interfaces/AutoInterface.py
+++ b/RNS/Interfaces/AutoInterface.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Reticulum License
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2016-2025 Mark Qvist
+# Copyright (c) 2016-2026 Mark Qvist
 #
 # Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 # of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
diff --git a/RNS/Interfaces/Interface.py b/RNS/Interfaces/Interface.py
index 003e2447..7b9839c1 100755
--- a/RNS/Interfaces/Interface.py
+++ b/RNS/Interfaces/Interface.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Reticulum License
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2016-2025 Mark Qvist
+# Copyright (c) 2016-2026 Mark Qvist
 #
 # Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 # of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
diff --git a/RNS/Interfaces/RNodeInterface.py b/RNS/Interfaces/RNodeInterface.py
index 4633484a..bf623672 100644
--- a/RNS/Interfaces/RNodeInterface.py
+++ b/RNS/Interfaces/RNodeInterface.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Reticulum License
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2016-2025 Mark Qvist
+# Copyright (c) 2016-2026 Mark Qvist
 #
 # Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 # of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
@@ -1157,19 +1157,17 @@ class RNodeInterface(Interface):
 
         except Exception as e:
             self.online = False
-            RNS.log("A serial port error occurred, the contained exception was: "+str(e), RNS.LOG_ERROR)
-            RNS.log("The interface "+str(self)+" experienced an unrecoverable error and is now offline.", RNS.LOG_ERROR)
+            if not self.detached:
+                RNS.log("A serial port error occurred, the contained exception was: "+str(e), RNS.LOG_ERROR)
+                RNS.log("The interface "+str(self)+" experienced an unrecoverable error and is now offline.", RNS.LOG_ERROR)
 
-            if RNS.Reticulum.panic_on_interface_error:
-                RNS.panic()
+                if RNS.Reticulum.panic_on_interface_error: RNS.panic()
 
-            RNS.log("Reticulum will attempt to reconnect the interface periodically.", RNS.LOG_ERROR)
+                RNS.log("Reticulum will attempt to reconnect the interface periodically.", RNS.LOG_ERROR)
 
         self.online = False
-        try:
-            self.serial.close()
-        except Exception as e:
-            pass
+        try: self.serial.close()
+        except Exception as e: pass
 
         if not self.detached and not self.reconnecting:
             self.reconnect_port()
@@ -1195,14 +1193,20 @@ class RNodeInterface(Interface):
             self.disable_external_framebuffer()
             self.setRadioState(KISS.RADIO_STATE_OFF)
             self.leave()
+            self.serial.close()
 
         except Exception as e:
             RNS.log(f"An error occurred while detaching {self}: {e}", RNS.LOG_ERROR)
         
-        if self.use_ble: self.ble.close()
-        if self.use_tcp:
+        if self.use_ble:
+            self.ble.close()
+            self.ble.cleanup()
+            self.ble = None
+        elif self.use_tcp:
             time.sleep(0.5)
             self.tcp.close()
+        else:
+            self.serial.close()
 
     def should_ingress_limit(self):
         return False
diff --git a/RNS/Interfaces/RNodeMultiInterface.py b/RNS/Interfaces/RNodeMultiInterface.py
index 8f48ba78..6e0f5fc9 100644
--- a/RNS/Interfaces/RNodeMultiInterface.py
+++ b/RNS/Interfaces/RNodeMultiInterface.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Reticulum License
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2016-2025 Mark Qvist
+# Copyright (c) 2016-2026 Mark Qvist
 #
 # Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 # of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
@@ -916,6 +916,7 @@ class RNodeMultiInterface(Interface):
             if interface != 0:
                 self.setRadioState(KISS.RADIO_STATE_OFF, interface)
         self.leave()
+        self.serial.close()
 
     def teardown_subinterfaces(self):
         for interface in self.subinterfaces: