how to cancel ConsoleReader.readLine()

first of all, i'm learning scala and new to the java world. I want to create a console and run this console as a service that you could start and stop. I was able to run a ConsoleReader into an Actor but i don't know how to stop properly the ConsoleReader. Here is the code :

import eu.badmood.util.trace
import scala.actors.Actor._

import tools.jline.console.ConsoleReader

object Main {

  def main(args:Array[String]){
    //start the console
    Console.start(message => {
      //handle console inputs
      message match {
        case "exit" => Console.stop()
        case _ => trace(message)
      }
    })

    //try to stop the console after a time delay
    Thread.sleep(2000)
    Console.stop()

  }

}

object Console {

  private val consoleReader = new ConsoleReader()

  private var running = false

  def start(handler:(String)=>Unit){
    running = true
    actor{
      while (running){
        handler(consoleReader.readLine("\33[32m> \33[0m"))
      }
    }
  }

  def stop(){
    //how to cancel an active call to ConsoleReader.readLine ?
    running = false
  }

}

I'm also looking for any advice concerning this code !