diff --git a/ur_rtde_driver/include/ur_rtde_driver/comm/pipeline.h b/ur_rtde_driver/include/ur_rtde_driver/comm/pipeline.h
index 315bf6a..3312611 100644
--- a/ur_rtde_driver/include/ur_rtde_driver/comm/pipeline.h
+++ b/ur_rtde_driver/include/ur_rtde_driver/comm/pipeline.h
@@ -151,6 +151,12 @@ public:
   {
   }
 
+  ~Pipeline()
+  {
+    LOG_INFO("Destructing pipeline");
+    stop();
+  }
+
   void run()
   {
     if (running_)