Motor would not go back into neutral......easy fix

I still haven't got the boat carpet for my boat yet, about once every two weeks I pull the boat out hook up the hose and crank her up just to keep everything lubricated. I put it in gear and then put it back into neutral, I went to check out the motor and noticed that the prop is still turning, the cables looked good on the motor so I took apart the control box and look what I found, I hooked the cable up and made sure the e-ring was good and tight, everything works just fine now.