diff --git a/cli/factory.go b/cli/factory.go
index 063d643fc5..9b30a71f2f 100644
--- a/cli/factory.go
+++ b/cli/factory.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"os/signal"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"syscall"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/types"
 	pb "github.com/kata-containers/runtime/protocols/cache"
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ var factoryCLICommand = cli.Command{
 type cacheServer struct {
 	rpc     *grpc.Server
 	factory vc.Factory
+	done    chan struct{}
 }
 
 var jsonVMConfig *pb.GrpcVMConfig
@@ -74,6 +76,21 @@ func (s *cacheServer) GetBaseVM(ctx context.Context, empty *types.Empty) (*pb.Gr
 	return vm.ToGrpc(config)
 }
 
+func (s *cacheServer) quit() {
+	s.rpc.GracefulStop()
+	close(s.done)
+}
+
+// Quit will stop VMCache server after 1 second.
+func (s *cacheServer) Quit(ctx context.Context, empty *types.Empty) (*types.Empty, error) {
+	go func() {
+		kataLog.Info("VM cache server will stop after 1 second")
+		time.Sleep(time.Second)
+		s.quit()
+	}()
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
 func getUnixListener(path string) (net.Listener, error) {
 	err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(path), 0755)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -102,8 +119,8 @@ var handledSignals = []os.Signal{
 	syscall.SIGPIPE,
 }
 
-func handleSignals(s *cacheServer, signals chan os.Signal) chan struct{} {
-	done := make(chan struct{}, 1)
+func handleSignals(s *cacheServer, signals chan os.Signal) {
+	s.done = make(chan struct{}, 1)
 	go func() {
 		for {
 			sig := <-signals
@@ -112,13 +129,11 @@ func handleSignals(s *cacheServer, signals chan os.Signal) chan struct{} {
 			case unix.SIGPIPE:
 				continue
 			default:
-				s.rpc.GracefulStop()
-				close(done)
+				s.quit()
 				return
 			}
 		}
 	}()
-	return done
 }
 
 var initFactoryCommand = cli.Command{
@@ -168,13 +183,13 @@ var initFactoryCommand = cli.Command{
 			defer l.Close()
 
 			signals := make(chan os.Signal, 8)
-			done := handleSignals(s, signals)
+			handleSignals(s, signals)
 			signal.Notify(signals, handledSignals...)
 
 			kataLog.WithField("endpoint", runtimeConfig.FactoryConfig.VMCacheEndpoint).Info("VM cache server start")
 			s.rpc.Serve(l)
 
-			<-done
+			<-s.done
 
 			kataLog.WithField("endpoint", runtimeConfig.FactoryConfig.VMCacheEndpoint).Info("VM cache server stop")
 			return nil
@@ -221,7 +236,19 @@ var destroyFactoryCommand = cli.Command{
 			return errors.New("invalid runtime config")
 		}
 
-		if runtimeConfig.FactoryConfig.Template {
+		if runtimeConfig.FactoryConfig.VMCacheNumber > 0 {
+			conn, err := grpc.Dial(fmt.Sprintf("unix://%s", runtimeConfig.FactoryConfig.VMCacheEndpoint), grpc.WithInsecure())
+			if err != nil {
+				return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to connect %q", runtimeConfig.FactoryConfig.VMCacheEndpoint)
+			}
+			defer conn.Close()
+			_, err = pb.NewCacheServiceClient(conn).Quit(ctx, &types.Empty{})
+			if err != nil {
+				return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to call gRPC Quit")
+			}
+			// Wait VMCache server stop
+			time.Sleep(time.Second)
+		} else if runtimeConfig.FactoryConfig.Template {
 			factoryConfig := vf.Config{
 				Template: true,
 				VMConfig: vc.VMConfig{
diff --git a/protocols/cache/cache.pb.go b/protocols/cache/cache.pb.go
index 052ee4db95..b2a8b4e722 100644
--- a/protocols/cache/cache.pb.go
+++ b/protocols/cache/cache.pb.go
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ const _ = grpc.SupportPackageIsVersion4
 type CacheServiceClient interface {
 	Config(ctx context.Context, in *google_protobuf.Empty, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*GrpcVMConfig, error)
 	GetBaseVM(ctx context.Context, in *google_protobuf.Empty, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*GrpcVM, error)
+	Quit(ctx context.Context, in *google_protobuf.Empty, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*google_protobuf.Empty, error)
 }
 
 type cacheServiceClient struct {
@@ -170,11 +171,21 @@ func (c *cacheServiceClient) GetBaseVM(ctx context.Context, in *google_protobuf.
 	return out, nil
 }
 
+func (c *cacheServiceClient) Quit(ctx context.Context, in *google_protobuf.Empty, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*google_protobuf.Empty, error) {
+	out := new(google_protobuf.Empty)
+	err := grpc.Invoke(ctx, "/cache.CacheService/Quit", in, out, c.cc, opts...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
 // Server API for CacheService service
 
 type CacheServiceServer interface {
 	Config(context.Context, *google_protobuf.Empty) (*GrpcVMConfig, error)
 	GetBaseVM(context.Context, *google_protobuf.Empty) (*GrpcVM, error)
+	Quit(context.Context, *google_protobuf.Empty) (*google_protobuf.Empty, error)
 }
 
 func RegisterCacheServiceServer(s *grpc.Server, srv CacheServiceServer) {
@@ -217,6 +228,24 @@ func _CacheService_GetBaseVM_Handler(srv interface{}, ctx context.Context, dec f
 	return interceptor(ctx, in, info, handler)
 }
 
+func _CacheService_Quit_Handler(srv interface{}, ctx context.Context, dec func(interface{}) error, interceptor grpc.UnaryServerInterceptor) (interface{}, error) {
+	in := new(google_protobuf.Empty)
+	if err := dec(in); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if interceptor == nil {
+		return srv.(CacheServiceServer).Quit(ctx, in)
+	}
+	info := &grpc.UnaryServerInfo{
+		Server:     srv,
+		FullMethod: "/cache.CacheService/Quit",
+	}
+	handler := func(ctx context.Context, req interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
+		return srv.(CacheServiceServer).Quit(ctx, req.(*google_protobuf.Empty))
+	}
+	return interceptor(ctx, in, info, handler)
+}
+
 var _CacheService_serviceDesc = grpc.ServiceDesc{
 	ServiceName: "cache.CacheService",
 	HandlerType: (*CacheServiceServer)(nil),
@@ -229,6 +258,10 @@ var _CacheService_serviceDesc = grpc.ServiceDesc{
 			MethodName: "GetBaseVM",
 			Handler:    _CacheService_GetBaseVM_Handler,
 		},
+		{
+			MethodName: "Quit",
+			Handler:    _CacheService_Quit_Handler,
+		},
 	},
 	Streams:  []grpc.StreamDesc{},
 	Metadata: "cache.proto",
@@ -821,24 +854,25 @@ var (
 func init() { proto.RegisterFile("cache.proto", fileDescriptorCache) }
 
 var fileDescriptorCache = []byte{
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+	// 312 bytes of a gzipped FileDescriptorProto
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 }
diff --git a/protocols/cache/cache.proto b/protocols/cache/cache.proto
index 6eada1eb02..900d8c2cb4 100644
--- a/protocols/cache/cache.proto
+++ b/protocols/cache/cache.proto
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import "google/protobuf/empty.proto";
 service CacheService {
     rpc Config(google.protobuf.Empty) returns (GrpcVMConfig);
     rpc GetBaseVM(google.protobuf.Empty) returns (GrpcVM);
+    rpc Quit(google.protobuf.Empty) returns (google.protobuf.Empty);
 }
 
 message GrpcVMConfig {