diff --git a/src/simulator/simulator/player/StlPlayer.h b/src/simulator/simulator/player/StlPlayer.h
index 53f567fd..369d1226 100644
--- a/src/simulator/simulator/player/StlPlayer.h
+++ b/src/simulator/simulator/player/StlPlayer.h
@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@ public:
               TraceType traceType,
               bool storageEnabled);
 
+    //TODO temporary fix
+    ~StlPlayer() {
+        if (parserThread.joinable())
+            parserThread.join();
+    }
+
     Request nextRequest() override;
     sc_core::sc_time nextTrigger() override;
     uint64_t totalRequests() override { return numberOfLines; }