diff --git a/src/dvsim/scheduler.py b/src/dvsim/scheduler.py
index c2519799..c7c0e5e2 100644
--- a/src/dvsim/scheduler.py
+++ b/src/dvsim/scheduler.py
@@ -101,9 +101,7 @@ def __init__(
 
         # Print status periodically using an external status printer.
         self._status_printer = get_status_printer(interactive)
-        self._status_printer.print_header(
-            msg="Q: queued, D: dispatched, P: passed, F: failed, K: killed, T: total",
-        )
+        self._status_printer.print_header()
 
         # Sets of items, split up by their current state. The sets are
         # disjoint and their union equals the keys of self.item_status.
diff --git a/src/dvsim/utils/status_printer.py b/src/dvsim/utils/status_printer.py
index 84f22dfb..db8f5ca7 100644
--- a/src/dvsim/utils/status_printer.py
+++ b/src/dvsim/utils/status_printer.py
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 
 from dvsim.logging import log
 
+DEFAULT_HEADER = "Q: queued, D: dispatched, P: passed, F: failed, K: killed, T: total"
+"""The default header to use for printing the status."""
+
 
 class StatusPrinter:
     """Dummy Status Printer class for interactive mode.
@@ -23,7 +26,7 @@ class StatusPrinter:
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         """Initialise."""
 
-    def print_header(self, msg: str) -> None:
+    def print_header(self) -> None:
         """Initialize / print the header bar.
 
         The header bar contains an introductory message such as the legend of
@@ -84,13 +87,13 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
         # than in the Scheduler class.
         self.target_done = {}
 
-    def print_header(self, msg: str) -> None:
+    def print_header(self) -> None:
         """Initialize / print the header bar.
 
         The header bar contains an introductory message such as the legend of
         what Q, D, ... mean.
         """
-        log.info(self.header_fmt.format(hms="", target="legend", msg=msg))
+        log.info(self.header_fmt.format(hms="", target="legend", msg=DEFAULT_HEADER))
 
     def init_target(self, target: str, msg: str) -> None:
         """Initialize the status bar for each target."""
@@ -161,12 +164,12 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
         self.status_header = None
         self.status_target = {}
 
-    def print_header(self, msg) -> None:
+    def print_header(self) -> None:
         self.status_header = self.manager.status_bar(
             status_format=self.header_fmt,
             hms="",
             target="legend",
-            msg="Q: queued, D: dispatched, P: passed, F: failed, K: killed, T: total",
+            msg=DEFAULT_HEADER,
         )
 
     def init_target(self, target, msg) -> None:
@@ -195,9 +198,11 @@ def update_target(self, target, hms, msg, perc, running) -> None:
 
     def exit(self) -> None:
         """Do cleanup activities before exiting."""
-        self.status_header.close()
+        if self.status_header is not None:
+            self.status_header.close()
         for target in self.status_target:
             self.status_target[target].close()
+        self.manager.stop()
 
 
 def get_status_printer(interactive: bool) -> StatusPrinter: