diff --git a/platypush/app.py b/platypush/app.py
index 9f6151b5a2..bb162489d4 100644
--- a/platypush/app.py
+++ b/platypush/app.py
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ class Application:
                     self.requests_to_process
                     and self.processed_requests >= self.requests_to_process
                 ):
-                    self.stop_app()
+                    self.stop()
             elif isinstance(msg, Response):
                 msg.log()
             elif isinstance(msg, Event):
@@ -357,10 +357,12 @@ class Application:
 
         return _f
 
-    def stop_app(self):
+    def stop(self):
         """Stops the backends and the bus."""
         from .plugins import RunnablePlugin
 
+        log.info('Stopping the application')
+
         if self.backends:
             for backend in self.backends.values():
                 backend.stop()
@@ -426,7 +428,7 @@ class Application:
         except KeyboardInterrupt:
             log.info('SIGINT received, terminating application')
         finally:
-            self.stop_app()
+            self.stop()
 
 
 def main(*args: str):
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 017042aed7..9e3013ddb2 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def app():
     yield _app
 
     logging.info('Stopping Platypush test service')
-    _app.stop_app()
+    _app.stop()
     clear_loggers()
     db = (Config.get('main.db') or {}).get('engine', '')[len('sqlite:///') :]