diff --git a/include/swaybar/bar.h b/include/swaybar/bar.h
index 2d9ba0d9b..2518d5aa8 100644
--- a/include/swaybar/bar.h
+++ b/include/swaybar/bar.h
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ struct swaybar {
 #if HAVE_TRAY
 	struct swaybar_tray *tray;
 #endif
+
+	bool running;
 };
 
 struct swaybar_output {
diff --git a/swaybar/bar.c b/swaybar/bar.c
index a1f7bfdb9..db1c12228 100644
--- a/swaybar/bar.c
+++ b/swaybar/bar.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <poll.h>
 #include <signal.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
@@ -403,8 +404,7 @@ bool bar_setup(struct swaybar *bar, const char *socket_path) {
 static void display_in(int fd, short mask, void *data) {
 	struct swaybar *bar = data;
 	if (wl_display_dispatch(bar->display) == -1) {
-		bar_teardown(bar);
-		exit(0);
+		bar->running = false;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ void bar_run(struct swaybar *bar) {
 		loop_add_fd(bar->eventloop, bar->tray->fd, POLLIN, tray_in, bar->tray->bus);
 	}
 #endif
-	while (1) {
+	while (bar->running) {
 		errno = 0;
 		if (wl_display_flush(bar->display) == -1 && errno != EAGAIN) {
 			break;
diff --git a/swaybar/main.c b/swaybar/main.c
index 4ef746290..108b16e91 100644
--- a/swaybar/main.c
+++ b/swaybar/main.c
@@ -11,13 +11,7 @@
 static struct swaybar swaybar;
 
 void sig_handler(int signal) {
-	bar_teardown(&swaybar);
-	exit(0);
-}
-
-void sway_terminate(int code) {
-	bar_teardown(&swaybar);
-	exit(code);
+	swaybar.running = false;
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
@@ -93,8 +87,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	signal(SIGTERM, sig_handler);
-
 	if (!bar_setup(&swaybar, socket_path)) {
 		free(socket_path);
 		return 1;
@@ -102,6 +94,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
 	free(socket_path);
 
+	signal(SIGINT, sig_handler);
+	signal(SIGTERM, sig_handler);
+
+	swaybar.running = true;
 	bar_run(&swaybar);
 	bar_teardown(&swaybar);
 	return 0;