diff --git a/packages/c/sshnpd/src/main.c b/packages/c/sshnpd/src/main.c
index c0a7befaf..81eb86a62 100644
--- a/packages/c/sshnpd/src/main.c
+++ b/packages/c/sshnpd/src/main.c
@@ -80,13 +80,7 @@ static bool is_child_process = false;
 static volatile sig_atomic_t should_run = 1;
 static void exit_handler(int sig) {
   atlogger_log("exit_handler", ATLOGGER_LOGGING_LEVEL_WARN, "Received signal: %d\n");
-  if (should_run == 1) {
-    atlogger_log("exit_handler", ATLOGGER_LOGGING_LEVEL_WARN, "Received SIGINT, attempting a safe exit\n");
-    should_run = 0;
-  } else if (should_run == 0) {
-    atlogger_log("exit_handler", ATLOGGER_LOGGING_LEVEL_WARN, "Received SIGINT again, exiting forcefully\n");
-    exit(1);
-  }
+  exit(1);
 }
 static void child_exit_handler(int sig) {
   atlogger_log("child_exit_handler", ATLOGGER_LOGGING_LEVEL_WARN, "Received signal: %d\n");