diff --git a/c_src/ezmq_nif.c b/c_src/ezmq_nif.c
index c5c2374..9af5132 100644
--- a/c_src/ezmq_nif.c
+++ b/c_src/ezmq_nif.c
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ NIF(ezmq_nif_getsockopt);
 NIF(ezmq_nif_send);
 NIF(ezmq_nif_brecv);
 NIF(ezmq_nif_recv);
+NIF(ezmq_nif_close);
+NIF(ezmq_nif_term);
 
 static ErlNifFunc nif_funcs[] =
 {
@@ -55,7 +57,9 @@ static ErlNifFunc nif_funcs[] =
   {"getsockopt", 2, ezmq_nif_getsockopt},
   {"send", 3, ezmq_nif_send},
   {"brecv", 2, ezmq_nif_brecv},
-  {"recv", 2, ezmq_nif_recv}
+  {"recv", 2, ezmq_nif_recv},
+  {"close", 1, ezmq_nif_close},
+  {"term", 1, ezmq_nif_term}
 };
 
 void * polling_thread(void * handle);
@@ -570,9 +574,30 @@ void * polling_thread(void * handle)
   return NULL;
 }
 
-static void ezmq_nif_resource_context_cleanup(ErlNifEnv* env, void* arg)
+NIF(ezmq_nif_close)
 {
-  ezmq_context * ctx = (ezmq_context *)arg;
+
+  ezmq_socket * socket;
+
+  if (!enif_get_resource(env, argv[0], ezmq_nif_resource_socket, (void **) &socket)) {
+    return enif_make_badarg(env);
+  }
+
+  if (-1 == zmq_close(socket->socket)) {
+    return enif_make_tuple2(env, enif_make_atom(env, "error"), enif_make_int(env, zmq_errno()));
+  } else {
+    return enif_make_atom(env, "ok");
+  }
+}
+
+NIF(ezmq_nif_term) 
+{
+  ezmq_context * ctx;
+
+  if (!enif_get_resource(env, argv[0], ezmq_nif_resource_context, (void **) &ctx)) {
+    return enif_make_badarg(env);
+  }
+
   zmq_msg_t msg;
   ezmq_recv recv;
   recv.env = NULL;
@@ -585,29 +610,28 @@ static void ezmq_nif_resource_context_cleanup(ErlNifEnv* env, void* arg)
   free(ctx->ipc_socket_name);
   enif_mutex_destroy(ctx->mutex);
   enif_cond_destroy(ctx->cond);
-  zmq_term(ctx->context);
-}
 
-static void ezmq_nif_resource_socket_cleanup(ErlNifEnv* env, void* arg)
-{
-  ezmq_socket * socket = (ezmq_socket *)arg;
-  zmq_close(socket->socket);
+  if (-1 == zmq_term(ctx->context)) {
+    return enif_make_tuple2(env, enif_make_atom(env, "error"), enif_make_int(env, zmq_errno()));
+  } else {
+    return enif_make_atom(env, "ok");
+  }
 }
 
 static int on_load(ErlNifEnv* env, void** priv_data, ERL_NIF_TERM load_info)
 {
   ezmq_nif_resource_context =
     enif_open_resource_type(env, "ezmq_nif",
-                                 "ezmq_nif_resource_context",
-                                 &ezmq_nif_resource_context_cleanup,
-                                 ERL_NIF_RT_CREATE | ERL_NIF_RT_TAKEOVER,
-                                 0);
+                            "ezmq_nif_resource_context",
+                            NULL,
+                            ERL_NIF_RT_CREATE | ERL_NIF_RT_TAKEOVER,
+                            0);
   ezmq_nif_resource_socket =
     enif_open_resource_type(env, "ezmq_nif",
-                                 "ezmq_nif_resource_socket",
-                                  &ezmq_nif_resource_socket_cleanup,
-                                  ERL_NIF_RT_CREATE | ERL_NIF_RT_TAKEOVER,
-                                  0);
+                            "ezmq_nif_resource_socket",
+                            NULL,
+                            ERL_NIF_RT_CREATE | ERL_NIF_RT_TAKEOVER,
+                            0);
   return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/perf/local_lat.erl b/perf/local_lat.erl
index a7e8107..83c2ec6 100755
--- a/perf/local_lat.erl
+++ b/perf/local_lat.erl
@@ -13,5 +13,7 @@ main([BindTo,MessageSizeStr,RoundtripCountStr]) ->
             RMsg = Msg,
             ezmq:send(Socket, Msg)
         end,
-    [ Do() || _I <- lists:seq(1,RoundtripCount) ].
+    [ Do() || _I <- lists:seq(1,RoundtripCount) ],
+    ezmq:close(Socket),
+    ezmq:term(Context).
 
diff --git a/perf/local_thr.erl b/perf/local_thr.erl
index 97f532f..5a68ec6 100755
--- a/perf/local_thr.erl
+++ b/perf/local_thr.erl
@@ -21,5 +21,8 @@ main([BindTo,MessageSizeStr,MessageCountStr]) ->
               "message count: ~p~n"
               "mean throughput: ~p [msg/s]~n"
               "mean throughput: ~p [Mb/s]~n",
-              [MessageSize, MessageCount, Throughput, Megabits]).
+              [MessageSize, MessageCount, Throughput, Megabits]),
+   
+    ezmq:close(Socket),
+    ezmq:term(Context).
 
diff --git a/perf/remote_lat.erl b/perf/remote_lat.erl
index d533f03..f4cd13a 100755
--- a/perf/remote_lat.erl
+++ b/perf/remote_lat.erl
@@ -22,4 +22,6 @@ main([ConnectTo,MessageSizeStr,RoundtripCountStr]) ->
     io:format("message size: ~p [B]~n"
               "roundtrip count: ~p~n"
               "average latency: ~p [us]~n",
-              [MessageSize, RoundtripCount, Latency]).
+              [MessageSize, RoundtripCount, Latency]),
+   ezmq:close(Socket),
+   ezmq:term(Context).
diff --git a/perf/remote_thr.erl b/perf/remote_thr.erl
index c949201..73c1af6 100755
--- a/perf/remote_thr.erl
+++ b/perf/remote_thr.erl
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@ main([ConnectTo,MessageSizeStr,MessageCountStr]) ->
     {ok, Socket} = ezmq:socket(Context,pub),
     ezmq:connect(Socket, ConnectTo),
     Msg = list_to_binary(lists:duplicate(MessageSize, 0)),
-    ezmq_perf:send_loop(MessageCount, Socket, Msg).
-
+    ezmq_perf:send_loop(MessageCount, Socket, Msg),
+    ezmq:close(Socket),
+    ezmq:term(Context).
diff --git a/src/ezmq.erl b/src/ezmq.erl
index 4c7c2a5..d865682 100644
--- a/src/ezmq.erl
+++ b/src/ezmq.erl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 -module(ezmq).
 -include_lib("ezmq.hrl").
--export([context/0, context/1, socket/2, bind/2, connect/2, send/2, send/3, brecv/1, brecv/2, recv/1, recv/2, setsockopt/3, getsockopt/2]).
+-export([context/0, context/1, socket/2, bind/2, connect/2, send/2, send/3, brecv/1, brecv/2, recv/1, recv/2, setsockopt/3, getsockopt/2, close/1, term/1]).
 
 context() ->
     context(1).
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ setsockopt(Socket, Name, Value) ->
 getsockopt(Socket, Name) ->
     ezmq_nif:getsockopt(Socket, option_name(Name)).
 
+close(Socket) ->
+    ezmq_nif:close(Socket).
+
+term(Context) ->
+    ezmq_nif:term(Context).
+
 %% Private
 
 socket_type(pair) ->
diff --git a/src/ezmq_nif.erl b/src/ezmq_nif.erl
index 876d6c5..289718f 100644
--- a/src/ezmq_nif.erl
+++ b/src/ezmq_nif.erl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 -module(ezmq_nif).
 
--export([context/1, socket/2, bind/2, connect/2, send/3, brecv/2, recv/2, setsockopt/3, getsockopt/2]).
+-export([context/1, socket/2, bind/2, connect/2, send/3, brecv/2, recv/2, setsockopt/3, getsockopt/2, close/1, term/1]).
 
 -on_load(init/0).
 
@@ -42,3 +42,9 @@ setsockopt(_Socket, _OptionName, _OptionValue) ->
 
 getsockopt(_Socket, _OptionName) ->
     erlang:nif_error(not_loaded).
+
+close(_Socket) ->
+    erlang:nif_error(not_loaded).
+
+term(_Context) ->
+    erlang:nif_error(not_loaded).