diff --git a/src/danog/MadelineProto/API.php b/src/danog/MadelineProto/API.php
index afefbdcb..accd0954 100644
--- a/src/danog/MadelineProto/API.php
+++ b/src/danog/MadelineProto/API.php
@@ -173,8 +173,12 @@ class API extends APIFactory
         if ($this->asyncInitPromise) {
             $this->init();
         }
-        $this->API->logger('Shutting down MadelineProto (normally or due to an exception, idk)');
-        $this->API->destructing = true;
+        if ($this->API) {
+            $this->API->logger('Shutting down MadelineProto (normally or due to an exception, idk)');
+            $this->API->destructing = true;
+        } else {
+            Logger::log('Shutting down MadelineProto (normally or due to an exception, idk)');
+        }
         $this->destructing = true;
         $this->wait($this->serialize());
         //restore_error_handler();
diff --git a/src/danog/MadelineProto/Magic.php b/src/danog/MadelineProto/Magic.php
index d1a10b55..a3661910 100644
--- a/src/danog/MadelineProto/Magic.php
+++ b/src/danog/MadelineProto/Magic.php
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 namespace danog\MadelineProto;
 
 use function Amp\Promise\wait;
+use Amp\Loop;
 
 class Magic
 {
@@ -130,9 +131,9 @@ class Magic
                 self::$can_getcwd = true;
             } catch (\danog\MadelineProto\Exception $e) {
             }
-            if (function_exists('\pcntl_async_signals')) {
-                pcntl_async_signals(true);
-            }
+            // Even an empty handler is enough to catch ctrl+c
+            Loop::onSignal(SIGINT, static function () { die(); });
+            Loop::onSignal(SIGTERM, static function () { die(); });
             self::$inited = true;
         }
     }