diff --git a/gancioff b/gancioff
index 03cc56b..332c85c 100755
--- a/gancioff
+++ b/gancioff
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ max_post_length = 840
 
 0: regular run
 1: some error occurred
+99: killed with signal (ctrl+c, etc.)
 
 [[[ DISCLAIMER AND LICENSE ]]]
 
@@ -191,6 +192,12 @@ for ($i=1; $i<$argc; $i++) {
 	}
 }
 
+//declare(ticks=1);
+pcntl_async_signals(true);
+pcntl_signal(SIGTERM,'sighandler');// Termination ('kill' was called)
+pcntl_signal(SIGHUP,'sighandler');// Terminal log-out
+pcntl_signal(SIGINT,'sighandler');// Interrupted (ctrl-c is pressed)
+
 $langsFP=__DIR__.'/lib/iso-639-1-langcodes.txt';
 if ($opts['update-language-codes']) {
 	$langCodes=[];
@@ -485,6 +492,13 @@ function hent($str) {
 	return html_entity_decode($str,ENT_QUOTES,'UTF-8');
 }
 
+function sighandler($sig) {
+	global $fh;
+	if (isset($fh)) fclose($fh);
+	echo "\nInfo: received signal {$sig}, shutting down.\n";
+	exit(99);
+}
+
 function dieYoung($msg,$ec) {
 	fwrite(STDERR,$msg);
 	die($ec);