diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 1f86dd0..a336df4 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1135,16 +1135,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "cipher",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "ctrlc"
-version = "3.4.5"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "90eeab0aa92f3f9b4e87f258c72b139c207d251f9cbc1080a0086b86a8870dd3"
-dependencies = [
- "nix 0.29.0",
- "windows-sys 0.59.0",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "curve25519-dalek"
 version = "4.1.3"
@@ -4090,7 +4080,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "color-eyre",
  "cosmrs",
  "cosmwasm-std",
- "ctrlc",
  "dirs 5.0.1",
  "displaydoc",
  "figment",
diff --git a/cli/Cargo.toml b/cli/Cargo.toml
index 4beca68..835910f 100644
--- a/cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ watchexec = "4.1.0"
 watchexec-events = "3.0.0"
 watchexec-signals = "3.0.0"
 miette = "7.2.0"
-ctrlc = { version = "3.4.5", features=["termination"]}
 xxhash-rust = { version = "0.8.12", features=["xxh3"] }
 toml = "0.8.19"
 figment = { version = "0.10.19", features=["env", "toml"] }
diff --git a/cli/src/handler/dev.rs b/cli/src/handler/dev.rs
index 751fc26..c84a19c 100644
--- a/cli/src/handler/dev.rs
+++ b/cli/src/handler/dev.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
-use std::{path::PathBuf, process::exit, time::Duration};
+use std::{path::PathBuf, time::Duration};
 
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use color_eyre::owo_colors::OwoColorize;
 // todo get rid of this?
 use miette::{IntoDiagnostic, Result};
 use quartz_common::proto::core_client::CoreClient;
-use tokio::{
-    sync::{mpsc, watch},
-    time::sleep,
-};
+use tokio::{sync::mpsc, time::sleep};
 use tracing::{debug, info};
 use watchexec::Watchexec;
 use watchexec_signals::Signal;
@@ -63,21 +60,11 @@ async fn dev_driver(
     config: Config,
 ) -> Result<(), Error> {
     // State
-    let mut shutdown_tx: Option<watch::Sender<()>> = None;
     let mut first_enclave_message = true;
     let mut first_contract_message = true;
     let mut contract = String::from("");
 
     // Shutdown enclave upon interruption
-    let shutdown_tx_cpy = shutdown_tx.clone();
-    ctrlc::set_handler(move || {
-        if let Some(tx) = &shutdown_tx_cpy {
-            let _res = tx.send(());
-        }
-
-        exit(130)
-    })
-    .expect("Error setting Ctrl-C handler");
 
     // Drive
     while let Some(dev) = rx.recv().await {
@@ -98,7 +85,7 @@ async fn dev_driver(
                 contract_build.handle(&config).await?;
 
                 // Start enclave in background
-                let new_shutdown_tx = spawn_enclave_start(args, &config).await?;
+                spawn_enclave_start(args, &config)?;
 
                 // Deploy new contract and perform handshake
                 let res = deploy_and_handshake(None, args, &config).await;
@@ -108,17 +95,12 @@ async fn dev_driver(
                     Ok(res_contract) => {
                         // Set state
                         contract = res_contract;
-                        shutdown_tx = Some(new_shutdown_tx);
 
                         info!("{}", "Enclave is listening for requests...".green().bold());
                     }
                     Err(e) => {
                         eprintln!("Error launching quartz app");
 
-                        new_shutdown_tx
-                            .send(())
-                            .expect("Could not send signal on channel");
-
                         return Err(e);
                     }
                 }
@@ -133,14 +115,11 @@ async fn dev_driver(
                 println!("{}", BANNER.yellow().bold());
                 info!("{}", "Rebuilding Enclave...".green().bold());
 
-                if let Some(shutdown_tx) = shutdown_tx.clone() {
-                    let _res = shutdown_tx.send(());
-                }
-
                 info!("Waiting 1 second for the enclave to shut down");
                 sleep(Duration::from_secs(1)).await;
 
-                let new_shutdown_tx = spawn_enclave_start(args, &config).await?;
+                // Start enclave in background
+                spawn_enclave_start(args, &config)?;
 
                 // todo: should not unconditionally deploy here
                 let res = deploy_and_handshake(Some(&contract), args, &config).await;
@@ -149,17 +128,12 @@ async fn dev_driver(
                     Ok(res_contract) => {
                         // Set state
                         contract = res_contract;
-                        shutdown_tx = Some(new_shutdown_tx);
 
                         info!("{}", "Enclave is listening for requests...".green().bold());
                     }
                     Err(e) => {
                         eprintln!("Error restarting enclave and handshake");
 
-                        new_shutdown_tx
-                            .send(())
-                            .expect("Could not send signal on channel");
-
                         return Err(e);
                     }
                 }
@@ -173,25 +147,15 @@ async fn dev_driver(
                 println!("{}", BANNER.yellow().bold());
                 info!("{}", "Rebuilding Contract...".green().bold());
 
-                if let Some(shutdown_tx) = shutdown_tx.clone() {
-                    let res = deploy_and_handshake(None, args, &config).await;
+                let res = deploy_and_handshake(None, args, &config).await;
 
-                    match res {
-                        Ok(res_contract) => contract = res_contract,
-                        Err(e) => {
-                            eprintln!("Error deploying contract and handshake:");
+                match res {
+                    Ok(res_contract) => contract = res_contract,
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        eprintln!("Error deploying contract and handshake:");
 
-                            shutdown_tx
-                                .send(())
-                                .expect("Could not send signal on channel");
-
-                            return Err(e);
-                        }
+                        return Err(e);
                     }
-                } else {
-                    return Err(Error::GenericErr(
-                        "Attempting to redeploy contract, but enclave isn't running".to_string(),
-                    ));
                 }
 
                 info!("{}", "Enclave is listening for requests...".green().bold());
@@ -203,14 +167,9 @@ async fn dev_driver(
 }
 
 // Spawns enclve start in a separate task which runs in the background
-async fn spawn_enclave_start(
-    args: &DevRequest,
-    config: &Config,
-) -> Result<watch::Sender<()>, Error> {
+fn spawn_enclave_start(args: &DevRequest, config: &Config) -> Result<(), Error> {
     // In separate process, launch the enclave
-    let (shutdown_tx, shutdown_rx) = watch::channel(());
     let enclave_start = EnclaveStartRequest {
-        shutdown_rx: Some(shutdown_rx),
         unsafe_trust_latest: args.unsafe_trust_latest,
     };
 
@@ -222,7 +181,7 @@ async fn spawn_enclave_start(
         Ok::<Response, Error>(res)
     });
 
-    Ok(shutdown_tx)
+    Ok(())
 }
 
 // TODO: do not shutdown if cli calls fail, just print
diff --git a/cli/src/handler/enclave_start.rs b/cli/src/handler/enclave_start.rs
index 876ce36..1e5426b 100644
--- a/cli/src/handler/enclave_start.rs
+++ b/cli/src/handler/enclave_start.rs
@@ -3,10 +3,7 @@ use std::{fs, path::Path};
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use cargo_metadata::MetadataCommand;
 use color_eyre::owo_colors::OwoColorize;
-use tokio::{
-    process::{Child, Command},
-    sync::watch,
-};
+use tokio::process::{Child, Command};
 use tracing::{debug, info};
 
 use crate::{
@@ -47,7 +44,7 @@ impl Handler for EnclaveStartRequest {
             let enclave_child =
                 create_mock_enclave_child(config.app_dir.as_path(), config.release, enclave_args)
                     .await?;
-            handle_process(self.shutdown_rx, enclave_child).await?;
+            handle_process(enclave_child).await?;
         } else {
             let enclave_dir = fs::canonicalize(config.app_dir.join("enclave"))?;
 
@@ -69,40 +66,25 @@ impl Handler for EnclaveStartRequest {
 
             // Run quartz enclave and block
             let enclave_child = create_gramine_sgx_child(&enclave_dir).await?;
-            handle_process(self.shutdown_rx, enclave_child).await?;
+            handle_process(enclave_child).await?;
         }
 
         Ok(EnclaveStartResponse.into())
     }
 }
 
-async fn handle_process(
-    shutdown_rx: Option<watch::Receiver<()>>,
-    mut child: Child,
-) -> Result<(), Error> {
-    info!("{}", "Running enclave ...".green().bold());
-    match shutdown_rx {
-        Some(mut rx) => {
-            tokio::select! {
-                status = child.wait() => {
-                    handle_child_status(status.map_err(|e| Error::GenericErr(e.to_string()))?)?;
-                }
-                _ = rx.changed() => {
-                    info!("Enclave shutdown signal received.");
-                    let _ = child.kill().await;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        None => {
-            // If no shutdown receiver is provided, just wait for the child process
-            let status = child
-                .wait()
-                .await
-                .map_err(|e| Error::GenericErr(e.to_string()))?;
-            handle_child_status(status)?;
-        }
-    }
+async fn handle_process(mut child: Child) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    let status = child
+        .wait()
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| Error::GenericErr(e.to_string()))?;
 
+    if !status.success() {
+        return Err(Error::GenericErr(format!(
+            "Couldn't build enclave. {:?}",
+            status
+        )));
+    }
     Ok(())
 }
 
@@ -139,22 +121,13 @@ async fn create_mock_enclave_child(
 
     info!("{}", "🚧 Spawning enclave process ...".green().bold());
     let child = command
+        .kill_on_drop(true)
         .spawn()
         .map_err(|e| Error::GenericErr(e.to_string()))?;
 
     Ok(child)
 }
 
-fn handle_child_status(status: std::process::ExitStatus) -> Result<(), Error> {
-    if !status.success() {
-        return Err(Error::GenericErr(format!(
-            "Couldn't build enclave. {:?}",
-            status
-        )));
-    }
-    Ok(())
-}
-
 async fn gramine_sgx_gen_private_key(enclave_dir: &Path) -> Result<(), Error> {
     // Launch the gramine-sgx-gen-private-key command
     Command::new("gramine-sgx-gen-private-key")
@@ -244,6 +217,7 @@ async fn create_gramine_sgx_child(enclave_dir: &Path) -> Result<Child, Error> {
 
     let child = Command::new("gramine-sgx")
         .arg("./quartz")
+        .kill_on_drop(true)
         .current_dir(enclave_dir)
         .spawn()?;
 
diff --git a/cli/src/request.rs b/cli/src/request.rs
index 5e5586c..301fafc 100644
--- a/cli/src/request.rs
+++ b/cli/src/request.rs
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ impl TryFrom<EnclaveCommand> for Request {
         match cmd {
             EnclaveCommand::Build(_) => Ok(EnclaveBuildRequest {}.into()),
             EnclaveCommand::Start(args) => Ok(EnclaveStartRequest {
-                shutdown_rx: None,
                 unsafe_trust_latest: args.unsafe_trust_latest,
             }
             .into()),
diff --git a/cli/src/request/enclave_start.rs b/cli/src/request/enclave_start.rs
index b6b5b98..f165c44 100644
--- a/cli/src/request/enclave_start.rs
+++ b/cli/src/request/enclave_start.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use tendermint::{block::Height, Hash};
-use tokio::sync::watch;
 use tracing::debug;
 
 use crate::{
@@ -9,7 +8,6 @@ use crate::{
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct EnclaveStartRequest {
-    pub shutdown_rx: Option<watch::Receiver<()>>,
     pub unsafe_trust_latest: bool,
 }