diff --git a/virtualizationmanager/src/atom.rs b/virtualizationmanager/src/atom.rs
index 02d46ec..d6eb141 100644
--- a/virtualizationmanager/src/atom.rs
+++ b/virtualizationmanager/src/atom.rs
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@
 }
 
 /// Write the stats of VMCreation to statsd
+/// The function creates a separate thread which waits for statsd to start to push atom
 pub fn write_vm_creation_stats(
     config: &VirtualMachineConfig,
     is_protected: bool,
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@
 }
 
 /// Write the stats of VM boot to statsd
-/// The function creates a separate thread which waits fro statsd to start to push atom
+/// The function creates a separate thread which waits for statsd to start to push atom
 pub fn write_vm_booted_stats(
     uid: i32,
     vm_identifier: &str,
@@ -182,8 +183,7 @@
 }
 
 /// Write the stats of VM exit to statsd
-/// The function creates a separate thread which waits fro statsd to start to push atom
-pub fn write_vm_exited_stats(
+pub fn write_vm_exited_stats_sync(
     uid: i32,
     vm_identifier: &str,
     reason: DeathReason,
@@ -207,9 +207,7 @@
     };
 
     info!("Writing VmExited atom into statsd.");
-    thread::spawn(move || {
-        GLOBAL_SERVICE.atomVmExited(&atom).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
-            warn!("Failed to write VmExited atom: {e}");
-        });
+    GLOBAL_SERVICE.atomVmExited(&atom).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+        warn!("Failed to write VmExited atom: {e}");
     });
 }
diff --git a/virtualizationmanager/src/crosvm.rs b/virtualizationmanager/src/crosvm.rs
index a8cad94..60dd4cf 100644
--- a/virtualizationmanager/src/crosvm.rs
+++ b/virtualizationmanager/src/crosvm.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 //! Functions for running instances of `crosvm`.
 
 use crate::aidl::{remove_temporary_files, Cid, VirtualMachineCallbacks};
-use crate::atom::{get_num_cpus, write_vm_exited_stats};
+use crate::atom::{get_num_cpus, write_vm_exited_stats_sync};
 use crate::debug_config::DebugConfig;
 use anyhow::{anyhow, bail, Context, Error, Result};
 use command_fds::CommandFdExt;
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@
         self.callbacks.callback_on_died(self.cid, death_reason);
 
         let vm_metric = self.vm_metric.lock().unwrap();
-        write_vm_exited_stats(
+        write_vm_exited_stats_sync(
             self.requester_uid as i32,
             &self.name,
             death_reason,