diff --git a/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/kurento/core/KurentoParticipant.java b/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/kurento/core/KurentoParticipant.java
index 2c256b02..ca3b3467 100644
--- a/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/kurento/core/KurentoParticipant.java
+++ b/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/kurento/core/KurentoParticipant.java
@@ -376,6 +376,10 @@ public class KurentoParticipant extends Participant {
 			}
 
 			publisher.unregisterErrorListeners();
+			if (publisher.kmsWebrtcStatsThread != null) {
+				publisher.kmsWebrtcStatsThread.cancel(true);
+			}
+
 			for (MediaElement el : publisher.getMediaElements()) {
 				releaseElement(getParticipantPublicId(), el);
 			}
@@ -393,7 +397,12 @@ public class KurentoParticipant extends Participant {
 
 	private void releaseSubscriberEndpoint(String senderName, SubscriberEndpoint subscriber, String reason) {
 		if (subscriber != null) {
+
 			subscriber.unregisterErrorListeners();
+			if (subscriber.kmsWebrtcStatsThread != null) {
+				subscriber.kmsWebrtcStatsThread.cancel(true);
+			}
+
 			releaseElement(senderName, subscriber.getEndpoint());
 
 			if (!ProtocolElements.RECORDER_PARTICIPANT_PUBLICID.equals(this.getParticipantPublicId())) {
diff --git a/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/kurento/endpoint/MediaEndpoint.java b/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/kurento/endpoint/MediaEndpoint.java
index 22dfb9f6..0d8bda09 100644
--- a/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/kurento/endpoint/MediaEndpoint.java
+++ b/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/kurento/endpoint/MediaEndpoint.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Queue;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentLinkedQueue;
 import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
+import java.util.concurrent.Future;
 
 import org.kurento.client.Continuation;
 import org.kurento.client.ErrorEvent;
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ public abstract class MediaEndpoint {
 	public String selectedLocalIceCandidate;
 	public String selectedRemoteIceCandidate;
 	public Queue<KmsEvent> kmsEvents = new ConcurrentLinkedQueue<>();
+	public Future<?> kmsWebrtcStatsThread;
 
 	/**
 	 * Constructor to set the owner, the endpoint's name and the media pipeline.