diff --git a/abduco.c b/abduco.c
index 880a591..2880714 100644
--- a/abduco.c
+++ b/abduco.c
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ static bool create_session(const char *name, char * const argv[]) {
 				break;
 			default:
 				/* SIGTTIN, SIGTTU */
+				sa.sa_handler = server_sigterm_handler;
 				sigaction(SIGTERM, &sa, NULL);
 				sigaction(SIGINT, &sa, NULL);
 				sa.sa_handler = SIG_IGN;
diff --git a/server.c b/server.c
index 4f75c34..d0b30d7 100644
--- a/server.c
+++ b/server.c
@@ -126,6 +126,10 @@ static void server_pty_died_handler(int sig) {
 	errno = errsv;
 }
 
+static void server_sigterm_handler(int sig) {
+	exit(EXIT_FAILURE); /* invoke atexit handler */
+}
+
 static void server_atexit_handler() {
 	unlink(sockaddr.sun_path);
 }