diff --git a/example/bench.cpp b/example/bench.cpp
index c91cb4d3..d4d290f7 100644
--- a/example/bench.cpp
+++ b/example/bench.cpp
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ void bench(int howmany, std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> log)
     auto delta = system_clock::now() - start;
     auto delta_d = duration_cast<duration<double>> (delta).count();
     cout << format(int(howmany / delta_d)) << "/sec" << endl;
-    log->close();
 }
 
 
@@ -146,6 +145,5 @@ void bench_mt(int howmany, std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> log, int thread_count
     auto delta = system_clock::now() - start;
     auto delta_d = duration_cast<duration<double>> (delta).count();
     cout << format(int(howmany / delta_d)) << "/sec" << endl;
-    log->close();
 }
 
diff --git a/example/example.cpp b/example/example.cpp
index 12dfe81c..3e273b8f 100644
--- a/example/example.cpp
+++ b/example/example.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include "spdlog/spdlog.h"
 
 
-int main(int, char* [])
+int maina(int, char* [])
 {
 
     namespace spd = spdlog;
diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/logger_impl.h b/include/spdlog/details/logger_impl.h
index 3aed971b..81c47c57 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/logger_impl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/logger_impl.h
@@ -137,11 +137,9 @@ inline bool spdlog::logger::should_log(spdlog::level::level_enum msg_level) cons
     return msg_level >= _level.load();
 }
 
-inline void spdlog::logger::close()
+inline void spdlog::logger::stop()
 {
     set_level(level::OFF);
-    for (auto &sink : _sinks)
-        sink->close();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/registry.h b/include/spdlog/details/registry.h
index e84adad0..9159dec8 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/registry.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/registry.h
@@ -104,12 +104,12 @@ public:
 
     }
 
-    void close_all()
+    void stop_all()
     {
         std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_mutex);
         _level = level::OFF;
         for (auto& l : _loggers)
-            l.second->close();
+            l.second->stop();
     }
 
 
diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/spdlog_impl.h b/include/spdlog/details/spdlog_impl.h
index a9b48165..13c9df06 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/spdlog_impl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/spdlog_impl.h
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ inline void spdlog::set_level(level::level_enum log_level)
     return details::registry::instance().set_level(log_level);
 }
 
-inline void spdlog::close()
+inline void spdlog::stop()
 {
-    return details::registry::instance().close_all();
+    return details::registry::instance().stop_all();
 }
diff --git a/include/spdlog/logger.h b/include/spdlog/logger.h
index 6c3b9e04..48cb1ddb 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/logger.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/logger.h
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ public:
     const std::string& name() const;
     bool should_log(level::level_enum) const;
 
-    void close();
+    //Stop logging
+    void stop();
 
     template <typename... Args> details::line_logger log(level::level_enum lvl, const Args&... args);
     template <typename... Args> details::line_logger log(const Args&... args);
diff --git a/include/spdlog/sinks/async_sink.h b/include/spdlog/sinks/async_sink.h
index 2f61ec78..373475d4 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/sinks/async_sink.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/sinks/async_sink.h
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@ public:
     //Wait to remaining items (if any) in the queue to be written and shutdown
     void shutdown(const std::chrono::milliseconds& timeout);
 
-    void close() override;
-
 
 
 protected:
@@ -150,10 +148,6 @@ inline void spdlog::sinks::async_sink::shutdown(const std::chrono::milliseconds&
     _shutdown();
 }
 
-inline void spdlog::sinks::async_sink::close()
-{
-    _shutdown();
-}
 
 
 inline void spdlog::sinks::async_sink::_shutdown()
@@ -166,7 +160,5 @@ inline void spdlog::sinks::async_sink::_shutdown()
             _back_thread.join();
     }
 
-    for (auto &s : _sinks)
-        s->close();
 }
 
diff --git a/include/spdlog/sinks/file_sinks.h b/include/spdlog/sinks/file_sinks.h
index 377ce150..ee773e59 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/sinks/file_sinks.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/sinks/file_sinks.h
@@ -50,10 +50,7 @@ public:
     {
         _file_helper.open(filename);
     }
-    void close() override
-    {
-        _file_helper.close();
-    }
+
 protected:
     void _sink_it(const details::log_msg& msg) override
     {
@@ -86,10 +83,6 @@ public:
         _file_helper.open(calc_filename(_base_filename, 0, _extension));
     }
 
-    void close() override
-    {
-        _file_helper.close();
-    }
 
 protected:
     void _sink_it(const details::log_msg& msg) override
@@ -171,10 +164,6 @@ public:
         _file_helper.open(calc_filename(_base_filename, _extension));
     }
 
-    void close() override
-    {
-        _file_helper.close();
-    }
 
 protected:
     void _sink_it(const details::log_msg& msg) override
diff --git a/include/spdlog/sinks/null_sink.h b/include/spdlog/sinks/null_sink.h
index dcdcd141..2cd416a9 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/sinks/null_sink.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/sinks/null_sink.h
@@ -34,16 +34,13 @@ namespace sinks
 {
 
 template <class Mutex>
-class null_sink : public base_sink<Mutex>
+class null_sink : public base_sink < Mutex >
 {
 protected:
     void _sink_it(const details::log_msg&) override
     {}
 
-    void close() override
-    {}
 };
-
 typedef null_sink<details::null_mutex> null_sink_st;
 typedef null_sink<std::mutex> null_sink_mt;
 
diff --git a/include/spdlog/sinks/ostream_sink.h b/include/spdlog/sinks/ostream_sink.h
index 00702c34..5f33743b 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/sinks/ostream_sink.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/sinks/ostream_sink.h
@@ -44,10 +44,6 @@ public:
     ostream_sink& operator=(const ostream_sink&) = delete;
     virtual ~ostream_sink() = default;
 
-
-    void close() override
-    {}
-
 protected:
     virtual void _sink_it(const details::log_msg& msg) override
     {
diff --git a/include/spdlog/sinks/sink.h b/include/spdlog/sinks/sink.h
index 50297783..0905d52f 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/sinks/sink.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/sinks/sink.h
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ class sink
 public:
     virtual ~sink() {}
     virtual void log(const details::log_msg& msg) = 0;
-    virtual void close() = 0;
 };
 }
 }
diff --git a/include/spdlog/spdlog.h b/include/spdlog/spdlog.h
index fc432b10..7cc08bfb 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/spdlog.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/spdlog.h
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> create(const std::string& logger_name, const Arg
 // Set global formatter object
 void set_formatter(formatter_ptr f);
 
-// Close all loggers and stop logging
-void close();
+// Stop logging by setting all the loggers to log level OFF
+void stop();
 
 
 //