diff --git a/pelican/__init__.py b/pelican/__init__.py
index 17f4f922..d3889b26 100644
--- a/pelican/__init__.py
+++ b/pelican/__init__.py
@@ -474,6 +474,9 @@ def listen(server, port, output, excqueue=None):
             excqueue.put(traceback.format_exception_only(type(e), e)[-1])
         return
 
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        logger.info("Shutting down server.")
+        httpd.socket.close()
 
 def main(argv=None):
     args = parse_arguments(argv)