diff --git a/git_deps/cli.py b/git_deps/cli.py
index 9f3db04..34a45e1 100755
--- a/git_deps/cli.py
+++ b/git_deps/cli.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def cli(options, args):
             try:
                 detector.find_dependencies(rev)
             except KeyboardInterrupt:
-                pass
+                break
 
     if options.json:
         print(json.dumps(listener.json(), sort_keys=True, indent=4))