diff --git a/src/daemon/PhutilDaemonOverseer.php b/src/daemon/PhutilDaemonOverseer.php
--- a/src/daemon/PhutilDaemonOverseer.php
+++ b/src/daemon/PhutilDaemonOverseer.php
@@ -347,9 +347,12 @@
   }
 
   public function didReceiveGracefulSignal($signo) {
-    // If we receive SIGINT more than once, interpret it like SIGTERM.
+    // If we receive SIGINT more than once, continue shutting
+    // down gracefully.  If the user wants to force a shutdown
+    // of daemons, they can use "--graceful 0" (or wait the
+    // default 15 seconds).
     if ($this->inGracefulShutdown) {
-      return $this->didReceiveTerminalSignal($signo);
+      return;
     }
     $this->inGracefulShutdown = true;