diff --git a/frontend/device/pocketbook/device.lua b/frontend/device/pocketbook/device.lua
index 501f563f8..bb8f38065 100644
--- a/frontend/device/pocketbook/device.lua
+++ b/frontend/device/pocketbook/device.lua
@@ -256,6 +256,21 @@ function PocketBook:init()
     Generic.init(self)
 end
 
+function PocketBook:exit()
+    Generic.exit(self)
+
+    -- Exit code can be shoddy on some devices due to broken library dtors calling _exit(0) from os.exit(N)
+    local ko_exit = os.getenv("KO_EXIT_CODE")
+    if ko_exit then
+        local fo = io.open(ko_exit, "w+")
+        if fo then
+            -- As returned by UIManager:run() in reader.lua
+            fo:write(tostring(UIManager._exit_code))
+            fo:close()
+        end
+    end
+end
+
 function PocketBook:notifyBookState(title, document)
     local fn = document and document.file
     logger.dbg("Notify book state", title, fn)
diff --git a/reader.lua b/reader.lua
index d62a2d70a..e6903f5bb 100755
--- a/reader.lua
+++ b/reader.lua
@@ -324,16 +324,6 @@ end
 
 -- Exit
 local function exitReader()
-    -- Exit code can be shoddy on some platforms due to broken library dtors calling _exit(0) from os.exit(N)
-    local ko_exit = os.getenv("KO_EXIT_CODE")
-    if ko_exit then
-        local fo = io.open(ko_exit, "w+")
-        if fo then
-            fo:write(tostring(exit_code))
-            fo:close()
-        end
-    end
-
     -- Save any device settings before closing G_reader_settings
     Device:saveSettings()