diff --git a/examples/clients/simple-chatbot/mcp_simple_chatbot/main.py b/examples/clients/simple-chatbot/mcp_simple_chatbot/main.py
index ef72d78f9..cc76a1635 100644
--- a/examples/clients/simple-chatbot/mcp_simple_chatbot/main.py
+++ b/examples/clients/simple-chatbot/mcp_simple_chatbot/main.py
@@ -284,12 +284,9 @@ def __init__(self, servers: list[Server], llm_client: LLMClient) -> None:
 
     async def cleanup_servers(self) -> None:
         """Clean up all servers properly."""
-        cleanup_tasks = [
-            asyncio.create_task(server.cleanup()) for server in self.servers
-        ]
-        if cleanup_tasks:
+        for server in reversed(self.servers):
             try:
-                await asyncio.gather(*cleanup_tasks, return_exceptions=True)
+                await server.cleanup()
             except Exception as e:
                 logging.warning(f"Warning during final cleanup: {e}")