diff --git a/packages/playwright-test/src/reporters/html.ts b/packages/playwright-test/src/reporters/html.ts
index 2768b4ccfa..4511c57f2e 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-test/src/reporters/html.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-test/src/reporters/html.ts
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@ export async function showHTMLReport(reportFolder: string | undefined, testId?:
   if (testId)
     url += `#?testId=${testId}`;
   open(url);
-  process.on('SIGINT', () => process.exit(0));
   await new Promise(() => {});
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/playwright-test/src/runner.ts b/packages/playwright-test/src/runner.ts
index 927016ef9b..8ba1263a23 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-test/src/runner.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-test/src/runner.ts
@@ -290,6 +290,11 @@ export class Runner {
       if (!list) {
         const dispatcher = new Dispatcher(this._loader, testGroups, this._reporter);
         await Promise.race([dispatcher.run(), sigIntPromise]);
+        if (!sigint) {
+          // We know for sure there was no Ctrl+C, so we remove custom SIGINT handler
+          // as soon as we can.
+          process.off('SIGINT', sigintHandler);
+        }
         await dispatcher.stop();
         hasWorkerErrors = dispatcher.hasWorkerErrors();
       }