diff --git a/halo/halo.py b/halo/halo.py
index 9f9bc8b..4bd3fe1 100644
--- a/halo/halo.py
+++ b/halo/halo.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import, print_function
 
 import sys
+import signal
 import threading
 import time
 import functools
@@ -64,6 +65,13 @@ def __init__(self, text='', color='cyan', spinner=None, animation=None, interval
         self._spinner_id = None
         self._enabled = enabled  # Need to check for stream
 
+        def handle_keyboard_interrupt(signal, frame):
+            """Handle KeyboardInterrupt without try-except statement"""
+            self.fail(self.text)
+            raise KeyboardInterrupt
+
+        signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, handle_keyboard_interrupt)
+
     def __enter__(self):
         """Starts the spinner on a separate thread. For use in context managers.
         Returns
diff --git a/tests/test_halo.py b/tests/test_halo.py
index b508524..6a9ea65 100644
--- a/tests/test_halo.py
+++ b/tests/test_halo.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import unittest
 import time
 import sys
+import signal
 import io
 import logging
 import os