diff --git a/pkg/hooks/loader.go b/pkg/hooks/loader.go
index 3db2b95e7..a121d8afa 100755
--- a/pkg/hooks/loader.go
+++ b/pkg/hooks/loader.go
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ type Hook struct {
 	mutex                    sync.RWMutex
 	userAppCmd               *exec.Cmd
 	userAppShutdownInitiated bool
+	isHooksLoaded            bool
 	mainRoutineId            int
 
 	// ebpf objects and events
@@ -583,6 +584,9 @@ func deleteFileIfExists(filename string, logger *zap.Logger) error {
 }
 
 func (h *Hook) Stop(forceStop bool) {
+	if !h.isHooksLoaded || h.socket == nil {
+		return
+	}
 
 	if !forceStop && !h.IsUserAppTerminateInitiated() {
 		h.logger.Info("Received signal to exit keploy program..")
@@ -976,6 +980,8 @@ func (h *Hook) LoadHooks(appCmd, appContainer string, pid uint32, ctx context.Co
 		h.SendAppPid(pid)
 	}
 
+	// hooks are loaded so inform the state
+	h.isHooksLoaded = true
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/proxy.go b/pkg/proxy/proxy.go
index c2f27abf4..be9b44c16 100755
--- a/pkg/proxy/proxy.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/proxy.go
@@ -356,8 +356,6 @@ func SetupCA(logger *zap.Logger, pid uint32, lang string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	fmt.Println("set the certificate path in environment", os.Getenv("NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS"))
-
 	// for python
 	err = os.Setenv("REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE", tempCertPath)
 	if err != nil {