diff --git a/lib/nativescript-cli.ts b/lib/nativescript-cli.ts
index 8972dd1f9f..b32512d1b2 100644
--- a/lib/nativescript-cli.ts
+++ b/lib/nativescript-cli.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ fiber(() => {
 	let messages: IMessagesService = $injector.resolve("$messagesService");
 	messages.pathsToMessageJsonFiles = [/* Place client-specific json message file paths here */];
 
+	let processService: IProcessService = $injector.resolve("$processService");
+	processService.attachToProcessExitSignals(this, process.exit);
+
 	if (process.argv[2] === "completion") {
 		commandDispatcher.completeCommand().wait();
 	} else {