diff --git a/torchchat.py b/torchchat.py
index 35cdcabae..1eeee0120 100644
--- a/torchchat.py
+++ b/torchchat.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 import argparse
 import logging
-import subprocess
+import signal
 import sys
 
 # MPS ops missing with Multimodal torchtune
@@ -25,7 +25,15 @@
 default_device = "cpu"
 
 
+def signal_handler(sig, frame):
+    print("\nInterrupted by user. Bye!\n")
+    sys.exit(0)
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # Set the signal handler for SIGINT
+    signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal_handler)
+
     # Initialize the top-level parser
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         prog="torchchat",