diff --git a/lib/scaffold/start.js b/lib/scaffold/start.js
index e4528324..0bedf0ab 100644
--- a/lib/scaffold/start.js
+++ b/lib/scaffold/start.js
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ function registerExitHandlers(_process, node) {
       });
     }
     if (options.sigint) {
+      _process.on('SIGINT', function(){});
       cleanShutdown(_process, node);
     }
   }