diff --git a/lib/converter.js b/lib/converter.js
index 7178cade..5bb4dcac 100644
--- a/lib/converter.js
+++ b/lib/converter.js
@@ -656,13 +656,16 @@ function detectLibreOffice (additionalPaths) {
 
 detectLibreOffice();
 
-['SIGINT', 'SIGHUP', 'SIGQUIT'].forEach(function (signal) {
-  process.on(signal, function () {
-    converter.exit();
-  });
+['SIGINT', 'SIGHUP', 'SIGQUIT'].forEach((signal) => {
+  const cleanup = () => {
+    converter.exit(() => {
+      process.removeListener(signal, cleanup);
+      process.kill(process.pid, signal);
+    });
+  }
+  process.on(signal, cleanup);
 });
 
-
 process.on('exit', function () {
   converter.exit();
 });