diff --git a/sdk/pyproject.toml b/sdk/pyproject.toml
index 0606e8590..6e8004ec2 100644
--- a/sdk/pyproject.toml
+++ b/sdk/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "beta9"
-version = "0.1.180"
+version = "0.1.181"
 description = ""
 authors = ["beam.cloud <support@beam.cloud>"]
 packages = [
diff --git a/sdk/src/beta9/abstractions/pod.py b/sdk/src/beta9/abstractions/pod.py
index 6038a694a..5907818b6 100644
--- a/sdk/src/beta9/abstractions/pod.py
+++ b/sdk/src/beta9/abstractions/pod.py
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@ def cleanup_deployment_artifacts(self):
 
     @with_grpc_error_handling
     def shell(self, url_type: str = ""):
+        self.authorized = True
         stub_type = SHELL_STUB_TYPE
 
         if not self.prepare_runtime(stub_type=stub_type, force_create_stub=True):
diff --git a/sdk/src/beta9/abstractions/shell.py b/sdk/src/beta9/abstractions/shell.py
index 1ca1af596..48d639d32 100644
--- a/sdk/src/beta9/abstractions/shell.py
+++ b/sdk/src/beta9/abstractions/shell.py
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ def wait_for_ok(sock: socket.socket, max_retries: int = 5, delay: float = 0.25):
     raise ConnectionError(f"Failed to setup socket after {max_retries} retries")
 
 
+EXIT_STATUS_CTRL_C = 130
+
+
 @dataclass
 class SSHShell:
     """Interactive ssh shell that can be used as a context manager - for use with 'shell' command"""
@@ -136,7 +139,7 @@ def start(self):
 
             # Check the exit status after the shell session ends
             exit_status = self.channel.recv_exit_status()
-            if exit_status != 0:
+            if exit_status != 0 and exit_status != EXIT_STATUS_CTRL_C:
                 terminal.warn("Lost connection to shell, attempting to reconnect in 5 seconds...")
                 time.sleep(5)
 
diff --git a/sdk/src/beta9/abstractions/volume.py b/sdk/src/beta9/abstractions/volume.py
index 32a5492b8..a4fd43643 100644
--- a/sdk/src/beta9/abstractions/volume.py
+++ b/sdk/src/beta9/abstractions/volume.py
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ class CloudBucketConfig:
         read_only (bool):
             Whether the volume is read-only.
         access_key (str):
-            The name of the beam secret containing the S3 access key for the external provider.
+            The name of the secret containing the S3 access key for the external provider.
         secret_key (str):
-            The name of the beam secret containing the S3 secret key for the external provider.
+            The name of the secret containing the S3 secret key for the external provider.
         endpoint (Optional[str]):
             The S3 endpoint for the external provider.
         region (Optional[str]):
diff --git a/sdk/src/beta9/terminal.py b/sdk/src/beta9/terminal.py
index 37a95ccf4..27943667a 100644
--- a/sdk/src/beta9/terminal.py
+++ b/sdk/src/beta9/terminal.py
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ def reset_terminal() -> None:
 def progress_description(name: str, max_width: Optional[int] = None):
     max_desc_width = max_width or len(name)
     if len(name) > max_desc_width:
-        text = f"...{name[-(max_desc_width - 3):]}"
+        text = f"...{name[-(max_desc_width - 3) :]}"
     else:
         text = name.ljust(max_desc_width)