Cancel the periodic ping task when the verification cog is unloaded

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/bot/cogs/verification.py b/bot/cogs/verification.py
index 204981d80..74e1b333b 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/verification.py
+++ b/bot/cogs/verification.py
@@ -184,6 +184,10 @@ class Verification(Cog):
         """Only start the loop when the bot is ready."""
         await self.bot.wait_until_ready()
 
+    def cog_unload(self) -> None:
+        """Cancel the periodic ping task when the cog is unloaded."""
+        self.periodic_ping.cancel()
+
 
 def setup(bot: Bot) -> None:
     """Verification cog load."""