diff --git a/src/runAll.js b/src/runAll.js
index ab3ba8747..ce36e3f0d 100644
--- a/src/runAll.js
+++ b/src/runAll.js
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ module.exports = function runAll(config) {
           return `No staged files match ${task.pattern}`
         }
         return false
+      },
+      hasStagedFiles: () => {
+        return task.fileList.length > 0
       }
     }))
 
@@ -62,7 +65,12 @@ module.exports = function runAll(config) {
       renderer
     }
 
-    if (tasks.length) {
+    let hasStagedTaskFiles = false;
+    tasks.forEach((task) => {
+      hasStagedTaskFiles = hasStagedTaskFiles || task.hasStagedFiles();
+    })
+
+    if (hasStagedTaskFiles) {
       // Do not terminate main Listr process on SIGINT
       process.on('SIGINT', () => {})