diff --git a/Examples/Echo.py b/Examples/Echo.py
index fed4c5b2..95bfa97c 100644
--- a/Examples/Echo.py
+++ b/Examples/Echo.py
@@ -340,3 +340,5 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
                 client(args.destination, configarg, timeout=timeoutarg)
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         print("")
+        exit()
+
diff --git a/Examples/Link.py b/Examples/Link.py
index b76ce3cc..54efe5e3 100644
--- a/Examples/Link.py
+++ b/Examples/Link.py
@@ -300,3 +300,5 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         print("")
+        exit()
+