diff --git a/cmd/jlog/main.go b/cmd/jlog/main.go
index 5404d0d..3d8721b 100644
--- a/cmd/jlog/main.go
+++ b/cmd/jlog/main.go
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ func main() {
 		PriorityFields: out.PriorityFields,
 	}
 
-	sigCh := make(chan os.Signal)
+	sigCh := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
 	signal.Notify(sigCh, os.Interrupt, syscall.SIGPIPE)
 	var nSignals int32
 	go func() {