diff --git a/expect/handle-arguments.inc b/expect/handle-arguments.inc
index 53ee95b..1fe03d5 100644
--- a/expect/handle-arguments.inc
+++ b/expect/handle-arguments.inc
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@
     set telnet_pid [spawn cat $uart_log_file]
 }
 
+trap {
+    puts "<<test not yet complete, ignoring SIGINT>>"
+} SIGINT
+
 expect_after {
     eof {
         puts "<<stream closed prematurely, exiting>>"