diff --git a/.changeset/spicy-shirts-smoke.md b/.changeset/spicy-shirts-smoke.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..461199d06a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/spicy-shirts-smoke.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"electric-sql": patch
+---
+
+Ensure no snapshot is taken after closing the Satellite process.
diff --git a/clients/typescript/src/satellite/process.ts b/clients/typescript/src/satellite/process.ts
index d05c91ee8a..f574282ebd 100644
--- a/clients/typescript/src/satellite/process.ts
+++ b/clients/typescript/src/satellite/process.ts
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ export class SatelliteProcess implements Satellite {
     )
 
     // Starting now!
-    setTimeout(this._throttledSnapshot, 0)
+    await this._throttledSnapshot()
 
     // Need to reload primary keys after schema migration
     this.relations = await this._getLocalRelations()
diff --git a/clients/typescript/test/satellite/process.test.ts b/clients/typescript/test/satellite/process.test.ts
index d2c8e8198e..3768799dca 100644
--- a/clients/typescript/test/satellite/process.test.ts
+++ b/clients/typescript/test/satellite/process.test.ts
@@ -2262,3 +2262,27 @@ test("don't leave a snapshot running when stopping", async (t) => {
 
   t.pass()
 })
+
+test("don't snapshot after closing satellite process", async (t) => {
+  // open and then immediately close
+  // check that no snapshot is called after close
+  const { satellite, authState, token } = t.context
+  const { connectionPromise } = await startSatellite(
+    satellite,
+    authState,
+    token
+  )
+
+  await connectionPromise
+  await satellite.stop()
+
+  satellite._performSnapshot = () => {
+    t.fail('Snapshot was called')
+    return Promise.resolve(new Date())
+  }
+
+  // wait some time to see that mutexSnapshot is not called
+  await sleepAsync(50)
+
+  t.pass()
+})