diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/node/cli-api.ts b/packages/vitest/src/node/cli-api.ts
index 84b280f79b1d..d68d0306a9ad 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/node/cli-api.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/node/cli-api.ts
@@ -87,10 +87,8 @@ export async function startVitest(
     return ctx
   }
 
-  if (process.stdin.isTTY && ctx.config.watch)
+  if (process.stdin.isTTY)
     registerConsoleShortcuts(ctx)
-  else
-    process.on('SIGINT', () => ctx.cancelCurrentRun('keyboard-input'))
 
   ctx.onServerRestart((reason) => {
     ctx.report('onServerRestart', reason)
diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/node/stdin.ts b/packages/vitest/src/node/stdin.ts
index 9bc3485125dd..460d42235ad6 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/node/stdin.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/node/stdin.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ export function registerConsoleShortcuts(ctx: Vitest) {
     // If cancelling takes long and key is pressed multiple times, exit forcefully.
     if (str === '\x03' || str === '\x1B' || (key && key.ctrl && key.name === 'c')) {
       if (!ctx.isCancelling) {
+        ctx.logger.logUpdate.clear()
+        ctx.logger.log(c.red('Cancelling test run. Press CTRL+c again to exit forcefully.\n'))
+        process.exitCode = 130
+
         await ctx.cancelCurrentRun('keyboard-input')
         await ctx.runningPromise
       }
@@ -45,6 +49,10 @@ export function registerConsoleShortcuts(ctx: Vitest) {
       return
     }
 
+    // Other keys are for watch mode only
+    if (!ctx.config.watch)
+      return
+
     const name = key?.name
 
     if (ctx.runningPromise) {