diff --git a/src/Adapter.cc b/src/Adapter.cc
index 95e3655..23cd2fe 100644
--- a/src/Adapter.cc
+++ b/src/Adapter.cc
@@ -201,13 +201,19 @@ namespace pEp {
             return _session.get();
         }
 
+        // public
+        void inject_sync_shutdown() {
+            pEpLog("called");
+            _inject_sync_event(nullptr, nullptr);
+        }
+
         // public
         void shutdown()
         {
             pEpLog("called");
             if (_sync_thread.joinable()) {
                 pEpLog("sync_is_running - injecting null event");
-                _inject_sync_event(nullptr, nullptr);
+                inject_sync_shutdown();
                 _sync_thread.join();
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/Adapter.hh b/src/Adapter.hh
index 7ab0dcd..41c88b7 100644
--- a/src/Adapter.hh
+++ b/src/Adapter.hh
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ namespace pEp {
 
         extern thread_local Session session;
 
+        // only injects a NULL event into sync_event_queue
+        // Use this if adapter_manages_sync_thread
+        // Inject first, then join your thread.
+        void inject_sync_shutdown();
+
         // injects a NULL event into sync_event_queue to denote sync thread to
         // shutdown, and joins & removes the sync thread
         void shutdown();
diff --git a/src/pEpLog.cc b/src/pEpLog.cc
index 753eb09..e8f84c0 100644
--- a/src/pEpLog.cc
+++ b/src/pEpLog.cc
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
 #include <mutex>
 #include <atomic>
 
+#ifdef ANDROID
+    #include <android/log.h>
+#endif
+
 
 namespace pEp {
     namespace Adapter {
@@ -14,7 +18,7 @@ namespace pEp {
 
             std::mutex mtx;
 
-            std::atomic_bool is_enabled{false};
+            std::atomic_bool is_enabled{ false };
 
             void set_enabled(bool enabled)
             {
diff --git a/src/pEpLog.hh b/src/pEpLog.hh
index 2d3fae9..3cb4b7b 100644
--- a/src/pEpLog.hh
+++ b/src/pEpLog.hh
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@
 
 #include <sstream>
 #include <thread>
-#ifdef ANDROID
-    #include <android/log.h>
-#endif
-
 // pEpLog
 // ======
 // a "to be kept ultra small and simple" logging unit.
@@ -36,12 +32,13 @@
         do {                                                                                       \
         } while (0)
 #else
-    #define pEpLog(msg) \
-    do {                \
-        std::stringstream msg_ss; \
-        msg_ss << std::this_thread::get_id() << " - " << __FILE__ << "::" << __FUNCTION__ << " - " << msg;                 \
-        pEp::Adapter::pEpLog::log(msg_ss.str()); \
-    } while(0)
+    #define pEpLog(msg)                                                                            \
+        do {                                                                                       \
+            std::stringstream msg_ss;                                                              \
+            msg_ss << std::this_thread::get_id() << " - " << __FILE__ << "::" << __FUNCTION__      \
+                   << " - " << msg;                                                                \
+            pEp::Adapter::pEpLog::log(msg_ss.str());                                               \
+        } while (0)
 #endif // NDEBUG
 
 namespace pEp {