diff --git a/pyVSSSReferee/RefereeComm.py b/pyVSSSReferee/RefereeComm.py
index ee58907..0db98d9 100644
--- a/pyVSSSReferee/RefereeComm.py
+++ b/pyVSSSReferee/RefereeComm.py
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ def __init__(self, config_file = None):
         self._color = None
         self._quadrant = None
         self._foul = None
+
+        self.kill_recieved = False
     
     def get_last_foul(self):
         """Returns last foul information.
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@ def run(self):
         print("Starting referee...")
         self.referee_sock = self._create_socket()
         print("Referee completed!")
-        while True:
+        while not self.kill_recieved:
             c = vssref_command_pb2.VSSRef_Command()
             data = self.referee_sock.recv(1024)
             c.ParseFromString(data)
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 154300f..3d88f68 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-protobuf==3.6.1
\ No newline at end of file
+protobuf == 3.20.3
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ac44f19..29c2b17 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@
     author="Project-Neon",
     author_email="projectneon@gmail.com",
     license="GNU",
-    install_requires=['protobuf==3.6.1'],
+    install_requires=['protobuf==3.20.3'],
 )