diff --git a/src/commands/local/run.ts b/src/commands/local/run.ts
index 03642dfc7..ed2556386 100644
--- a/src/commands/local/run.ts
+++ b/src/commands/local/run.ts
@@ -406,8 +406,15 @@ async function* runWithVerify(
     );
   }
 
-  const onSigint = () => child.kill("SIGINT");
-  const onSigterm = () => child.kill("SIGTERM");
+  let signalReceived: NodeJS.Signals | null = null;
+  const onSigint = () => {
+    signalReceived = "SIGINT";
+    child.kill("SIGINT");
+  };
+  const onSigterm = () => {
+    signalReceived = "SIGTERM";
+    child.kill("SIGTERM");
+  };
   process.once("SIGINT", onSigint);
   process.once("SIGTERM", onSigterm);
 
@@ -465,6 +472,13 @@ async function* runWithVerify(
     await shutdownServer(server);
   }
 
+  // Re-emit the signal after cleanup so the default handler terminates the
+  // process instead of continuing with the outcome switch below.
+  if (signalReceived) {
+    process.kill(process.pid, signalReceived);
+    return;
+  }
+
   switch (outcome.kind) {
     case "envelope": {
       logger.info("Setup verified — your app is sending events to Sentry");
diff --git a/src/lib/init/verify-setup.ts b/src/lib/init/verify-setup.ts
index 20e4bf0ed..a2c86d5f1 100644
--- a/src/lib/init/verify-setup.ts
+++ b/src/lib/init/verify-setup.ts
@@ -282,6 +282,9 @@ export async function verifySetup(
     return;
   }
 
+  // Track whether the user sent an interrupt so we can re-emit it after
+  // cleanup instead of silently continuing the wizard.
+  let signalReceived: NodeJS.Signals | null = null;
   const safeKill = (sig: NodeJS.Signals) => {
     try {
       child.kill(sig);
@@ -289,8 +292,14 @@ export async function verifySetup(
       logger.debug(`Child already exited when forwarding ${sig}`);
     }
   };
-  const onSigint = () => safeKill("SIGINT");
-  const onSigterm = () => safeKill("SIGTERM");
+  const onSigint = () => {
+    signalReceived = "SIGINT";
+    safeKill("SIGINT");
+  };
+  const onSigterm = () => {
+    signalReceived = "SIGTERM";
+    safeKill("SIGTERM");
+  };
   process.once("SIGINT", onSigint);
   process.once("SIGTERM", onSigterm);
 
@@ -333,6 +342,14 @@ export async function verifySetup(
   process.removeListener("SIGTERM", onSigterm);
   await shutdownServer(server);
 
+  // Re-emit the signal after cleanup so the default handler terminates the
+  // process. Without this, Ctrl+C during verification would be swallowed and
+  // the wizard would continue as if nothing happened.
+  if (signalReceived) {
+    process.kill(process.pid, signalReceived);
+    return;
+  }
+
   // If the child crashed (non-zero exit) but the startup watcher resolved
   // first as "started" or "silent", correct to "exited" so the crash is
   // reported instead of a false success or misleading timeout message.