diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-stable-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/create-stable-pr.yml
index 3d93a958b..104ccab41 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-stable-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-stable-pr.yml
@@ -104,6 +104,15 @@ jobs:
                 body: `${{ steps.get_commits.outputs.description }}`,
               });
               console.log(`Created pull request #${pullRequest.data.number}`);
+              //update pr after creation to trigger our pr-semver-title workflow
+              pullRequest = await github.rest.pulls.update({
+                owner,
+                repo,
+                pull_number: pullRequest.data.number,
+                title: `${{ steps.get_commits.outputs.buildVersion }}`,
+                body: `${{ steps.get_commits.outputs.description }}`,
+              });
+              console.log(`Updated pull request #${pullRequest.data.number}`);
             }
             return pullRequest.data.number;
       - name: Add Label to Pull Request
diff --git a/Monal/Classes/HelperTools.h b/Monal/Classes/HelperTools.h
index 050be3d85..17455062c 100644
--- a/Monal/Classes/HelperTools.h
+++ b/Monal/Classes/HelperTools.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ void swizzle(Class c, SEL orig, SEL new);
 +(BOOL) isAppSuspended;
 +(void) signalSuspension;
 +(void) signalResumption;
++(void) activateTerminationLogging;
 +(void) __attribute__((noreturn)) MLAssertWithText:(NSString*) text andUserData:(id _Nullable) additionalData andFile:(const char* const) file andLine:(int) line andFunc:(const char* const) func;
 +(void) __attribute__((noreturn)) handleRustPanicWithText:(NSString*) text andBacktrace:(NSString*) backtrace;
 +(void) __attribute__((noreturn)) throwExceptionWithName:(NSString*) name reason:(NSString*) reason userInfo:(NSDictionary* _Nullable) userInfo;
diff --git a/Monal/Classes/HelperTools.m b/Monal/Classes/HelperTools.m
index 88af31c39..eee3665fd 100644
--- a/Monal/Classes/HelperTools.m
+++ b/Monal/Classes/HelperTools.m
@@ -124,6 +124,15 @@ -(void) swizzled_queueLogMessage:(DDLogMessage*) logMessage asynchronously:(BOOL
 #pragma pack()
 
 
+void exitLogging(void)
+{
+    DDLogInfo(@"exit() was called...");
+    //make sure to unfreeze logging before flushing everything and terminating
+    [self activateTerminationLogging];
+    [HelperTools flushLogsWithTimeout:0.025];
+    return;
+}
+
 // see: https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/qa/qa1361/_index.html
 // Returns true if the current process is being debugged (either 
 // running under the debugger or has a debugger attached post facto).
@@ -422,10 +431,8 @@ +(void) __attribute__((noreturn)) handleRustPanicWithText:(NSString*) text andBa
     _crash_info.backtrace = backtrace.UTF8String;
     
     //log error and flush all logs
-    [DDLog flushLog];
     DDLogError(@"*****************\n%@\n%@", abort_msg, backtrace);
-    [DDLog flushLog];
-    [HelperTools flushLogsWithTimeout:0.250];
+    [HelperTools flushLogsWithTimeout:0.025];
     
     //now abort everything
     abort();
@@ -1989,6 +1996,18 @@ +(void) signalResumption
     }
 }
 
++(void) activateTerminationLogging
+{
+    @synchronized(_suspensionHandling_lock) {
+        if(_suspensionHandling_isSuspended)
+        {
+            DDLogVerbose(@"Activating logging for app termination...");
+            dispatch_resume([DDLog loggingQueue]);
+            _suspensionHandling_isSuspended = NO;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 +(void) configureXcodeLogging
 {
     //only start console logger
diff --git a/Monal/Classes/MLStreamRedirect.m b/Monal/Classes/MLStreamRedirect.m
index b075622ec..6fc520764 100644
--- a/Monal/Classes/MLStreamRedirect.m
+++ b/Monal/Classes/MLStreamRedirect.m
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ -(void) flushWithWaitBlock:(monal_void_block_t) waitBlock
     DDLogVerbose(@"Waiting for flush of fd %d to complete...", fileno(self->_stream));
     waitBlock();
     DDLogVerbose(@"Flush on fd %d completed...", fileno(self->_stream));
-    [DDLog flushLog];
 }
 
 -(void) flushAndCloseWithWaitBlock:(monal_void_block_t) waitBlock
@@ -163,7 +162,6 @@ -(void) flushAndCloseWithWaitBlock:(monal_void_block_t) waitBlock
     
     //wait for this eof signal and flush our DDLog afterwards to make sure everything reached the log sinks
     waitBlock();
-    [DDLog flushLog];
 }
 
 -(void) signalFlushCompleted
diff --git a/Monal/Classes/MonalAppDelegate.m b/Monal/Classes/MonalAppDelegate.m
index 2021c43b2..56e5e0924 100644
--- a/Monal/Classes/MonalAppDelegate.m
+++ b/Monal/Classes/MonalAppDelegate.m
@@ -1263,13 +1263,14 @@ -(void) applicationDidEnterBackground:(UIApplication*) application
 #endif
 }
 
--(void) applicationWillTerminate:(UIApplication *)application
+-(void) applicationWillTerminate:(UIApplication*) application
 {
     @synchronized(self) {
+        [HelperTools activateTerminationLogging];       //activate logging during shutdown
         DDLogVerbose(@"Setting _shutdownPending to YES...");
         _shutdownPending = YES;
         DDLogWarn(@"|~~| T E R M I N A T I N G |~~|");
-        [HelperTools scheduleBackgroundTask:YES];        //make sure delivery will be attempted, if needed (force as soon as possible)
+        [HelperTools scheduleBackgroundTask:YES];       //make sure delivery will be attempted, if needed (force as soon as possible)
         DDLogInfo(@"|~~| 33%% |~~|");
         [[MLXMPPManager sharedInstance] nowBackgrounded];
         DDLogInfo(@"|~~| 66%% |~~|");
@@ -1277,7 +1278,7 @@ -(void) applicationWillTerminate:(UIApplication *)application
         DDLogInfo(@"|~~| 99%% |~~|");
         [[MLXMPPManager sharedInstance] disconnectAll];
         DDLogInfo(@"|~~| T E R M I N A T E D |~~|");
-        [DDLog flushLog];
+        [HelperTools activateTerminationLogging];       //ensure our flush is really successful
         [HelperTools flushLogsWithTimeout:0.025];
     }
 }
@@ -1440,7 +1441,6 @@ -(void) checkIfBackgroundTaskIsStillNeeded
             if(background)
             {
                 DDLogInfo(@"### All accounts idle, disconnecting and stopping all background tasks ###");
-                [DDLog flushLog];
                 DDLogVerbose(@"Setting _shutdownPending to YES...");
                 _shutdownPending = YES;
                 [HelperTools scheduleBackgroundTask:NO];            //request bg fetch execution in BGFETCH_DEFAULT_INTERVAL seconds
@@ -1483,7 +1483,7 @@ -(void) checkIfBackgroundTaskIsStillNeeded
                     }
                     if(!stopped)
                     {
-                        DDLogDebug(@"no background tasks running, nothing to stop");
+                        DDLogError(@"no background tasks running, nothing to stop");
                         [DDLog flushLog];
                     }
                     else
diff --git a/Monal/NotificationService/NotificationService.m b/Monal/NotificationService/NotificationService.m
index 8a514773f..36ab98259 100644
--- a/Monal/NotificationService/NotificationService.m
+++ b/Monal/NotificationService/NotificationService.m
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ -(void) killAppex
     [NotificationService setAppexCleanShutdownStatus:YES];
     
     DDLogInfo(@"Now killing appex process, goodbye...");
-    [HelperTools flushLogsWithTimeout:0.100];
     exit(0);
 }
 
@@ -605,7 +604,6 @@ -(void) serviceExtensionTimeWillExpire
 #endif
 
         DDLogInfo(@"Committing suicide...");
-        [DDLog flushLog];
         exit(0);
 
 /*