diff --git a/utils/LocIpc.cpp b/utils/LocIpc.cpp
index f7e163da..7347b781 100644
--- a/utils/LocIpc.cpp
+++ b/utils/LocIpc.cpp
@@ -69,8 +69,9 @@ bool LocIpc::startListeningNonBlocking(const std::string& name) {
 }
 
 bool LocIpc::startListeningBlocking(const std::string& name) {
-
+    bool stopRequested = false;
     int fd = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
+
     if (fd < 0) {
         LOC_LOGe("create socket error. reason:%s", strerror(errno));
         return false;
@@ -87,89 +88,75 @@ bool LocIpc::startListeningBlocking(const std::string& name) {
 
     if (::bind(fd, (struct sockaddr*)&addr, sizeof(addr)) < 0) {
         LOC_LOGe("bind socket error. reason:%s", strerror(errno));
-        ::close(fd);
-        fd = -1;
-        return false;
-    }
+    } else {
+        mIpcFd = fd;
 
-    mIpcFd = fd;
+        // inform that the socket is ready to receive message
+        onListenerReady();
 
-    // inform that the socket is ready to receive message
-    onListenerReady();
-
-    ssize_t nBytes = 0;
-    std::string msg = "";
-    std::string abort = LOC_MSG_ABORT;
-    while (1) {
-        msg.resize(LOC_MSG_BUF_LEN);
-        nBytes = ::recvfrom(mIpcFd, (void*)(msg.data()), msg.size(), 0, NULL, NULL);
-        if (nBytes < 0) {
-            break;
-        } else if (nBytes == 0) {
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        if (strncmp(msg.data(), abort.c_str(), abort.length()) == 0) {
-            LOC_LOGi("recvd abort msg.data %s", msg.data());
-            break;
-        }
-
-        if (strncmp(msg.data(), LOC_MSG_HEAD, sizeof(LOC_MSG_HEAD) - 1)) {
-            // short message
-            msg.resize(nBytes);
-            onReceive(msg);
-        } else {
-            // long message
-            size_t msgLen = 0;
-            sscanf(msg.data(), LOC_MSG_HEAD"%zu", &msgLen);
-            msg.resize(msgLen);
-            size_t msgLenReceived = 0;
-            while ((msgLenReceived < msgLen) && (nBytes > 0)) {
-                nBytes = recvfrom(mIpcFd, (void*)&(msg[msgLenReceived]),
-                        msg.size() - msgLenReceived, 0, NULL, NULL);
-                msgLenReceived += nBytes;
+        ssize_t nBytes = 0;
+        std::string msg = "";
+        std::string abort = LOC_MSG_ABORT;
+        while (1) {
+            msg.resize(LOC_MSG_BUF_LEN);
+            nBytes = ::recvfrom(fd, (void*)(msg.data()), msg.size(), 0, NULL, NULL);
+            if (nBytes < 0) {
+                LOC_LOGe("cannot read socket. reason:%s", strerror(errno));
+                break;
+            } else if (0 == nBytes) {
+                continue;
             }
-            if (nBytes > 0) {
-                onReceive(msg);
-            } else {
+
+            if (strncmp(msg.data(), abort.c_str(), abort.length()) == 0) {
+                LOC_LOGi("recvd abort msg.data %s", msg.data());
+                stopRequested = true;
                 break;
             }
+
+            if (strncmp(msg.data(), LOC_MSG_HEAD, sizeof(LOC_MSG_HEAD) - 1)) {
+                // short message
+                msg.resize(nBytes);
+                onReceive(msg);
+            } else {
+                // long message
+                size_t msgLen = 0;
+                sscanf(msg.data(), LOC_MSG_HEAD"%zu", &msgLen);
+                msg.resize(msgLen);
+                size_t msgLenReceived = 0;
+                while ((msgLenReceived < msgLen) && (nBytes > 0)) {
+                    nBytes = recvfrom(fd, (void*)&(msg[msgLenReceived]),
+                                      msg.size() - msgLenReceived, 0, NULL, NULL);
+                    msgLenReceived += nBytes;
+                }
+                if (nBytes > 0) {
+                    onReceive(msg);
+                } else {
+                    LOC_LOGe("cannot read socket. reason:%s", strerror(errno));
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 
-    if (mStopRequested) {
-        mStopRequested = false;
-        return true;
-    } else {
-        LOC_LOGe("cannot read socket. reason:%s", strerror(errno));
-        (void)::close(mIpcFd);
-        mIpcFd = -1;
-        return false;
+    if (::close(fd)) {
+        LOC_LOGe("cannot close socket:%s", strerror(errno));
     }
+    unlink(name.c_str());
+
+    return stopRequested;
 }
 
 void LocIpc::stopListening() {
-
     const char *socketName = nullptr;
-    mStopRequested = true;
 
-    if (mRunnable) {
+    if (mIpcFd >= 0) {
         std::string abort = LOC_MSG_ABORT;
         socketName = (reinterpret_cast<LocIpcRunnable *>(mRunnable))->mIpcName.c_str();
         send(socketName, abort);
-        mRunnable = nullptr;
-    }
-
-    if (mIpcFd >= 0) {
-        if (::close(mIpcFd)) {
-            LOC_LOGe("cannot close socket:%s", strerror(errno));
-        }
         mIpcFd = -1;
     }
-
-    //delete from the file system at the end
-    if (socketName) {
-        unlink(socketName);
+    if (mRunnable) {
+        mRunnable = nullptr;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/utils/LocIpc.h b/utils/LocIpc.h
index a1a994d1..87f2ff8c 100644
--- a/utils/LocIpc.h
+++ b/utils/LocIpc.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class LocIpcSender;
 class LocIpc {
 friend LocIpcSender;
 public:
-    inline LocIpc() : mIpcFd(-1), mStopRequested(false), mRunnable(nullptr) {}
+    inline LocIpc() : mIpcFd(-1), mRunnable(nullptr) {}
     inline virtual ~LocIpc() { stopListening(); }
 
     // Listen for new messages in current thread. Calling this funciton will
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ private:
             const uint8_t data[], uint32_t length);
 
     int mIpcFd;
-    bool mStopRequested;
     LocThread mThread;
     LocRunnable *mRunnable;
 };