diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 7a3bcde..f70b781 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1405,6 +1405,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "built",
  "clap",
  "console-subscriber",
+ "ctrlc",
  "futures",
  "futures-locks",
  "http-body-util",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 30952d5..0a60a87 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ bevy_ecs = "0"
 bevy_log = "0"
 clap = { version = "4", features = ["derive", "string"] }
 console-subscriber = { version = "0", optional = true }
+ctrlc = { version = "3", features = ["termination"] }
 futures = "0"
 futures-locks = "0"
 http-body-util = "0"
diff --git a/src/events.rs b/src/events.rs
index fb2427d..ac9f625 100644
--- a/src/events.rs
+++ b/src/events.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use hyper_util::rt::TokioIo;
 use log::{debug, error, info, trace};
 use mlua::{Error, Function, IntoLuaMulti, Table};
 use ncr::utils::trim_header;
-use std::net::SocketAddr;
+use std::{net::SocketAddr, process::exit};
 use tokio::net::TcpListener;
 
 #[allow(clippy::too_many_lines)]
@@ -177,26 +177,17 @@ pub async fn handle_event(client: Client, event: Event, state: State) -> Result<
         Event::Init => {
             debug!("received initialize event");
 
-            let globals = state.lua.globals();
             let ecs = client.ecs.clone();
-            globals.set(
-                "finish_replay_recording",
-                state.lua.create_function_mut(move |_, (): ()| {
-                    ecs.lock()
-                        .remove_resource::<Recorder>()
-                        .context("recording not active")
-                        .map_err(Error::external)?
-                        .finish()
-                        .map_err(Error::external)
-                })?,
-            )?;
-            globals.set(
-                "client",
-                client::Client {
-                    inner: Some(client),
-                },
-            )?;
-            call_listeners(&state, "init", ()).await;
+            ctrlc::set_handler(move || {
+                debug!("finishing replay recording");
+                ecs.lock()
+                    .remove_resource::<Recorder>()
+                    .map(Recorder::finish);
+                exit(0);
+            })?;
+
+            let globals = state.lua.globals();
+            lua_init(client, &state, &globals).await?;
 
             let Some(address): Option<SocketAddr> = globals
                 .get::<String>("HttpAddress")
@@ -237,6 +228,29 @@ pub async fn handle_event(client: Client, event: Event, state: State) -> Result<
     Ok(())
 }
 
+async fn lua_init(client: Client, state: &State, globals: &Table) -> Result<()> {
+    let ecs = client.ecs.clone();
+    globals.set(
+        "finish_replay_recording",
+        state.lua.create_function_mut(move |_, (): ()| {
+            ecs.lock()
+                .remove_resource::<Recorder>()
+                .context("recording not active")
+                .map_err(Error::external)?
+                .finish()
+                .map_err(Error::external)
+        })?,
+    )?;
+    globals.set(
+        "client",
+        client::Client {
+            inner: Some(client),
+        },
+    )?;
+    call_listeners(state, "init", ()).await;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 async fn call_listeners<T: Clone + IntoLuaMulti + Send + 'static>(
     state: &State,
     event_type: &'static str,