diff --git a/bin/n b/bin/n
index 42216f5..c49aea0 100755
--- a/bin/n
+++ b/bin/n
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ leave_fullscreen() {
 
 handle_sigint() {
   leave_fullscreen
-  exit $?
+  kill -INT $$
 }
 
 handle_sigtstp() {