diff --git a/lib/app/lower.js b/lib/app/lower.js
index c6d59acdd..6f2115e98 100644
--- a/lib/app/lower.js
+++ b/lib/app/lower.js
@@ -62,61 +62,48 @@ module.exports = function lower(cb) {
 
     async.series([
 
-      /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-      // Removed this in v0.11 since it seems to be handled by the removing of listeners
-      // below.  All tests pass, but please tweet @mikermcneil if you encounter any issues.
-      // (the only issues we foresee would be in some kind of unexpected automated testing
-      //  scenario)
-      /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-      /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-      /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-      //
-      // function shutdownSockets(cb) {
-      //   if (!sails.hooks || !sails.hooks.sockets) {
-      //     return cb();
-      //   }
-
-      //   try {
-      //     log('Shutting down socket server...');
-      //     var timeOut = setTimeout(cb, 100);
-      //     sails.io.server.unref();
-      //     sails.io.server.close();
-      //     sails.io.server.on('close', function() {
-      //       log('Socket server shut down successfully.');
-      //       clearTimeout(timeOut);
-      //       cb();
-      //     });
-      //   } catch (e) {
-      //     clearTimeout(timeOut);
-      //     cb();
-      //   }
-      // },
-
-      // function shutdownHTTP(cb) {
-
-      //   if (!sails.hooks.http) {
-      //     return cb();
-      //   }
-
-      //   try {
-      //     log('Shutting down HTTP server...');
-      //     var timeOut = setTimeout(cb, 100);
-      //     sails.hooks.http.server.unref();
-      //     sails.hooks.http.server.close();
-      //     sails.hooks.http.server.on('close', function() {
-      //       log('HTTP server shut down successfully.');
-      //       clearTimeout(timeOut);
-      //       cb();
-      //     });
-      //   } catch (e) {
-      //     clearTimeout(timeOut);
-      //     cb();
-      //   }
-      // },
-      //
-      /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-      /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-      /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      function shutdownSockets(cb) {
+        if (!sails.hooks || !sails.hooks.sockets) {
+          return cb();
+        }
+
+        try {
+          log('Shutting down socket server...');
+          var timeOut = setTimeout(cb, 100);
+          sails.io.server.unref();
+          sails.io.server.close();
+          sails.io.server.on('close', function() {
+            log('Socket server shut down successfully.');
+            clearTimeout(timeOut);
+            cb();
+          });
+        } catch (e) {
+          clearTimeout(timeOut);
+          cb();
+        }
+      },
+
+      function shutdownHTTP(cb) {
+
+        if (!sails.hooks.http) {
+          return cb();
+        }
+
+        try {
+          log('Shutting down HTTP server...');
+          var timeOut = setTimeout(cb, 100);
+          sails.hooks.http.server.unref();
+          sails.hooks.http.server.close();
+          sails.hooks.http.server.on('close', function() {
+            log('HTTP server shut down successfully.');
+            clearTimeout(timeOut);
+            cb();
+          });
+        } catch (e) {
+          clearTimeout(timeOut);
+          cb();
+        }
+      },
 
       function removeListeners(cb) {
         // Manually remove all event listeners