diff --git a/src/cli/run.js b/src/cli/run.js
index c4238f473..8e72b96c8 100644
--- a/src/cli/run.js
+++ b/src/cli/run.js
@@ -167,7 +167,12 @@ module.exports = function (argv) {
         console.log(`  Creating a snapshot from the CLI won't be possible`)
       })
       process.stdin.setEncoding('utf8')
-      process.stdin.on('data', (chunk) => {
+      process.stdin.on('data', async (chunk) => {
+        // ctrl+c or ctrl+d
+        if (chunk === '\x03' || chunk === '\x04') {
+          await server.destroy(() => process.exit(0))
+          return
+        }
         if (chunk.trim().toLowerCase() === 's') {
           const filename = `db-${Date.now()}.json`
           const file = path.join(argv.snapshots, filename)