diff --git a/packages/caliper-core/lib/manager/orchestrators/round-orchestrator.js b/packages/caliper-core/lib/manager/orchestrators/round-orchestrator.js
index 6a2b6b58a..df813f30f 100644
--- a/packages/caliper-core/lib/manager/orchestrators/round-orchestrator.js
+++ b/packages/caliper-core/lib/manager/orchestrators/round-orchestrator.js
@@ -177,6 +177,12 @@ class RoundOrchestrator {
             logger.error(`Could not prepare worker connections: ${err.stack || err}`);
         }
 
+        process.on('SIGINT', async () => {
+            logger.info('SIGINT received, stopping workers');
+            await this._cleanup();
+            process.exit(0);
+        });
+
         let benchStartTime = Date.now();
 
         for (const [index, roundConfig] of roundConfigs.entries()) {
@@ -225,7 +231,6 @@ class RoundOrchestrator {
             }
         }
 
-        // clean up, with "silent" failure handling
         try {
             this.report.printResultsByRound();
             await this.report.finalize();
@@ -233,6 +238,17 @@ class RoundOrchestrator {
             logger.error(`Error while finalizing the report: ${err.stack || err}`);
         }
 
+        await this._cleanup();
+
+        let benchEndTime = Date.now();
+        logger.info(`Benchmark finished in ${(benchEndTime - benchStartTime)/1000.0} seconds. Total rounds: ${success + failed}. Successful rounds: ${success}. Failed rounds: ${failed}.`);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Stops the benchmark.
+     */
+    async _cleanup() {
+        // clean up, with "silent" failure handling
         try {
             await this.monitorOrchestrator.stopAllMonitors();
         } catch (err) {
@@ -244,9 +260,6 @@ class RoundOrchestrator {
         } catch (err) {
             logger.error(`Error while stopping workers: ${err.stack || err}`);
         }
-
-        let benchEndTime = Date.now();
-        logger.info(`Benchmark finished in ${(benchEndTime - benchStartTime)/1000.0} seconds. Total rounds: ${success + failed}. Successful rounds: ${success}. Failed rounds: ${failed}.`);
     }
 }