diff --git a/src/core/server.rs b/src/core/server.rs
index 4bfff340..9e4497ae 100644
--- a/src/core/server.rs
+++ b/src/core/server.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use std::{
 	time::SystemTime,
 };
 
-use tokio::runtime;
+use tokio::{runtime, sync::broadcast};
 
 use crate::{config::Config, log::LogLevelReloadHandles};
 
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ pub struct Server {
 	/// command to initiate shutdown.
 	pub shutdown: Mutex<Option<axum_server::Handle>>,
 
+	/// Reload/shutdown signal
+	pub signal: broadcast::Sender<&'static str>,
+
 	/// Reload/shutdown desired indicator; when false, shutdown is desired. This
 	/// is an observable used on shutdown and modifying is not recommended.
 	pub reload: AtomicBool,
@@ -51,6 +54,7 @@ impl Server {
 			config,
 			started: SystemTime::now(),
 			shutdown: Mutex::new(None),
+			signal: broadcast::channel::<&'static str>(1).0,
 			reload: AtomicBool::new(false),
 			interrupt: AtomicBool::new(false),
 			runtime,
diff --git a/src/main/main.rs b/src/main/main.rs
index ba1cb2d3..73e6e690 100644
--- a/src/main/main.rs
+++ b/src/main/main.rs
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ extern crate conduit_core as conduit;
 
 use std::{cmp, sync::Arc, time::Duration};
 
-use conduit::{debug_info, error, utils::available_parallelism, Error, Result};
+use conduit::{debug_error, debug_info, error, utils::available_parallelism, warn, Error, Result};
 use server::Server;
-use tokio::runtime;
+use tokio::{runtime, signal};
+use tracing::debug;
 
 const WORKER_NAME: &str = "conduwuit:worker";
 const WORKER_MIN: usize = 2;
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
 		.expect("built runtime");
 
 	let server: Arc<Server> = Server::build(args, Some(runtime.handle()))?;
+	runtime.spawn(signal(server.clone()));
 	runtime.block_on(async_main(&server))?;
 
 	// explicit drop here to trace thread and tls dtors
@@ -94,3 +96,34 @@ async fn async_main(server: &Arc<Server>) -> Result<(), Error> {
 	debug_info!("Exit runtime");
 	Ok(())
 }
+
+#[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
+async fn signal(server: Arc<Server>) {
+	let (mut term, mut quit);
+	#[cfg(unix)]
+	{
+		use signal::unix;
+		quit = unix::signal(unix::SignalKind::quit()).expect("SIGQUIT handler");
+		term = unix::signal(unix::SignalKind::terminate()).expect("SIGTERM handler");
+	};
+
+	loop {
+		debug!("Installed signal handlers");
+		let sig: &'static str;
+		#[cfg(unix)]
+		tokio::select! {
+			_ = term.recv() => { sig = "SIGTERM"; },
+			_ = quit.recv() => { sig = "Ctrl+\\"; },
+			_ = signal::ctrl_c() => { sig = "Ctrl+C"; },
+		}
+		#[cfg(not(unix))]
+		tokio::select! {
+			_ = signal::ctrl_c() => { sig = "Ctrl+C"; },
+		}
+
+		warn!("Received signal {}", sig);
+		if let Err(e) = server.server.signal.send(sig) {
+			debug_error!("signal channel: {e}");
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/router/run.rs b/src/router/run.rs
index e6238853..8afb2dc3 100644
--- a/src/router/run.rs
+++ b/src/router/run.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 use std::{sync::Arc, time::Duration};
 
 use axum_server::Handle as ServerHandle;
-use tokio::{
-	signal,
-	sync::broadcast::{self, Sender},
-};
-use tracing::{debug, info, warn};
+use tokio::sync::broadcast::{self, Sender};
+use tracing::{debug, error, info};
 
 extern crate conduit_admin as admin;
 extern crate conduit_core as conduit;
@@ -39,9 +36,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn run(server: Arc<Server>) -> Result<(), Error> {
 
 	server.interrupt.store(false, Ordering::Release);
 	let (tx, _) = broadcast::channel::<()>(1);
-	let sigs = server
-		.runtime()
-		.spawn(sighandle(server.clone(), tx.clone()));
+	let sigs = server.runtime().spawn(signal(server.clone(), tx.clone()));
 
 	// Serve clients
 	let res = serve::serve(&server, app, handle, tx.subscribe()).await;
@@ -115,51 +110,25 @@ pub(crate) async fn stop(_server: Arc<Server>) -> Result<(), Error> {
 }
 
 #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
-async fn sighandle(server: Arc<Server>, tx: Sender<()>) -> Result<(), Error> {
-	let ctrl_c = async {
-		signal::ctrl_c()
-			.await
-			.expect("failed to install Ctrl+C handler");
+async fn signal(server: Arc<Server>, tx: Sender<()>) {
+	let sig: &'static str = server
+		.signal
+		.subscribe()
+		.recv()
+		.await
+		.expect("channel error");
 
+	debug!("Received signal {}", sig);
+	if sig == "Ctrl+C" {
 		let reload = cfg!(unix) && cfg!(debug_assertions);
 		server.reload.store(reload, Ordering::Release);
-	};
-
-	#[cfg(unix)]
-	let ctrl_bs = async {
-		signal::unix::signal(signal::unix::SignalKind::quit())
-			.expect("failed to install Ctrl+\\ handler")
-			.recv()
-			.await;
-	};
-
-	#[cfg(unix)]
-	let terminate = async {
-		signal::unix::signal(signal::unix::SignalKind::terminate())
-			.expect("failed to install SIGTERM handler")
-			.recv()
-			.await;
-	};
-
-	debug!("Installed signal handlers");
-	let sig: &str;
-	#[cfg(unix)]
-	tokio::select! {
-		() = ctrl_c => { sig = "Ctrl+C"; },
-		() = ctrl_bs => { sig = "Ctrl+\\"; },
-		() = terminate => { sig = "SIGTERM"; },
 	}
 
-	#[cfg(not(unix))]
-	tokio::select! {
-		_ = ctrl_c => { sig = "Ctrl+C"; },
-	}
-
-	warn!("Received {}", sig);
 	server.interrupt.store(true, Ordering::Release);
 	services().globals.rotate.fire();
-	tx.send(())
-		.expect("failed sending shutdown transaction to oneshot channel");
+	if let Err(e) = tx.send(()) {
+		error!("failed sending shutdown transaction to channel: {e}");
+	}
 
 	if let Some(handle) = server.shutdown.lock().expect("locked").as_ref() {
 		let pending = server.requests_spawn_active.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
@@ -172,6 +141,4 @@ async fn sighandle(server: Arc<Server>, tx: Sender<()>) -> Result<(), Error> {
 			handle.shutdown();
 		}
 	}
-
-	Ok(())
 }