diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index f07e80260a..f220731d1d 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ use nu_cmd_base::util::get_init_cwd;
 use nu_lsp::LanguageServer;
 use nu_path::canonicalize_with;
 use nu_protocol::{
-    engine::{ctrlc, EngineState},
-    report_error_new, ByteStream, PipelineData, ShellError, Span, Spanned, Value,
+    engine::EngineState, report_error_new, ByteStream, PipelineData, ShellError, Span, Spanned,
+    Value,
 };
 use nu_std::load_standard_library;
 use nu_utils::perf;
@@ -70,9 +70,8 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
         report_error_new(&engine_state, &err);
     }
 
-    let ctrlc_handlers = ctrlc::Handlers::new();
     // TODO: make this conditional in the future
-    ctrlc_protection(&mut engine_state, &ctrlc_handlers);
+    ctrlc_protection(&mut engine_state);
 
     // Begin: Default NU_LIB_DIRS, NU_PLUGIN_DIRS
     // Set default NU_LIB_DIRS and NU_PLUGIN_DIRS here before the env.nu is processed. If
diff --git a/src/signals.rs b/src/signals.rs
index 6885cd713d..857f639843 100644
--- a/src/signals.rs
+++ b/src/signals.rs
@@ -2,18 +2,21 @@ use nu_protocol::{
     engine::{ctrlc::Handlers, EngineState},
     Signals,
 };
-use std::sync::{atomic::AtomicBool, Arc};
+use std::sync::{
+    atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering},
+    Arc,
+};
 
-pub(crate) fn ctrlc_protection(engine_state: &mut EngineState, ctrlc_handlers: &Handlers) {
+pub(crate) fn ctrlc_protection(engine_state: &mut EngineState) {
     let interrupt = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
     engine_state.set_signals(Signals::new(interrupt.clone()));
-    {
-        let ctrlc_handlers = ctrlc_handlers.clone();
-        ctrlc::set_handler(move || {
-            ctrlc_handlers.run();
-        })
-        .expect("Error setting Ctrl-C handler");
-    }
 
+    let ctrlc_handlers = Handlers::new();
     engine_state.ctrlc_handlers = Some(ctrlc_handlers.clone());
+
+    ctrlc::set_handler(move || {
+        interrupt.store(true, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        ctrlc_handlers.run();
+    })
+    .expect("Error setting Ctrl-C handler");
 }