diff --git a/cmd/interactive.go b/cmd/interactive.go
index 12c31052..4eb2c2b8 100644
--- a/cmd/interactive.go
+++ b/cmd/interactive.go
@@ -475,6 +475,14 @@ func generateInteractive(cmd *cobra.Command, opts runOptions) error {
 				usage()
 			}
 		case strings.HasPrefix(line, "/exit"), strings.HasPrefix(line, "/bye"):
+			// stop the running model
+			client, err := api.ClientFromEnvironment()
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			client.Chat(cmd.Context(), &api.ChatRequest{Model: opts.Model, KeepAlive: &api.Duration{}}, func(resp api.ChatResponse) error {
+				return nil
+			})
 			return nil
 		case strings.HasPrefix(line, "/"):
 			args := strings.Fields(line)