diff --git a/sugar/session/session.py b/sugar/session/session.py
index 94a61263..df0a0db4 100644
--- a/sugar/session/session.py
+++ b/sugar/session/session.py
@@ -38,4 +38,7 @@ def start(console):
 			args.append('--console')
 		os.spawnvp(os.P_NOWAIT, 'python', args)
 
-	gtk.main()
+	try:
+		gtk.main()
+	except KeyboardInterrupt:
+		pass