diff --git a/bin/cli.ts b/bin/cli.ts
index 8d0d611..e52b4bf 100755
--- a/bin/cli.ts
+++ b/bin/cli.ts
@@ -7,15 +7,25 @@ const { fromName: serverFromName } = require('../lib/net/server')
 import Node from '../lib/node'
 import { Server as RPCServer } from 'jayson'
 import { Config } from '../lib/config'
+import {Logger} from 'winston'
 const RPCManager = require('../lib/rpc')
 const level = require('level')
 const os = require('os')
 const path = require('path')
 const fs = require('fs-extra')
+const yargs = require('yargs')
+
+type UserConfig = {
+  logger? : Logger
+}
 
 const networks = Object.entries(chains.names)
-const args = require('yargs')
+const args = yargs
   .options({
+    config: {
+      describe: 'Path to ethereumjs.config.js',
+      default: undefined,
+    },
     network: {
       describe: `Network`,
       choices: networks.map((n) => n[1]),
@@ -80,7 +90,18 @@ const args = require('yargs')
     },
   })
   .locale('en_EN').argv
-const logger = getLogger({ loglevel: args.loglevel })
+
+const config: UserConfig = {}
+
+if (args.config) {
+  const userConfig: UserConfig = <UserConfig>require(
+    path.resolve(process.cwd(), args.config)
+  )
+
+  Object.assign(config, userConfig)
+}
+
+const logger = config.logger ?? getLogger({ loglevel: args.loglevel })
 
 async function runNode(options: any) {
   logger.info('Initializing Ethereumjs client...')
@@ -153,21 +174,20 @@ async function run() {
     minPeers: args.minPeers,
     maxPeers: args.maxPeers,
   }
-  const node = await runNode(options)
-  const server = args.rpc ? runRpcServer(node, options) : null
 
-  process.once('SIGINT', async () => {
-    process.once('SIGINT', () => {
-      logger.info('Force shutdown. Exit immediately.')
-      process.exit(1)
-    })
+  let node: Node|null
+  let server: RPCServer|null
 
+  process.on('SIGINT', async () => {
     logger.info('Caught interrupt signal. Shutting down...')
     if (server) server.http().close()
-    await node.stop()
+    if (node) await node.stop()
     logger.info('Exiting.')
-    process.exit()
+    process.exit(0)
   })
+
+  node = await runNode(options)
+  server = args.rpc ? runRpcServer(node, options) : null
 }
 
 run().catch((err) => logger.error(err))
diff --git a/test/cli/cli.spec.ts b/test/cli/cli.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9786984
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cli/cli.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import path from 'path'
+import { spawn } from 'child_process'
+
+import tape from 'tape'
+
+tape('[CLI]', (t) => {
+  t.test('should handle SIGINT', { timeout: 160000 }, (t) => {
+    t.plan(1)
+    const file = require.resolve('../../dist/bin/cli.js')
+    const child = spawn(process.execPath, [
+      file,
+      '--config',
+      path.join(__dirname, '/fixtures/ethereumjs.config.js')
+    ], {
+      stdio: ['pipe', 'pipe', 'pipe', 'ipc'],
+    })
+
+    const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+      child.kill('SIGINT')
+    }, 120000)
+
+    const end = () => {
+      clearTimeout(timeout)
+      child.kill('SIGINT')
+      t.end()
+    }
+
+    function onServiceStarted([level, message]: [string, string]) {
+      if (level === 'info') {
+        if (message === 'Started eth service.') {
+          child.removeListener('message', onServiceStarted)
+          child.on('message', onFirstSigintSent)
+          child.kill('SIGINT')
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    function onFirstSigintSent([level, message]: [string, string]) {
+      if (level === 'info') {
+        if (message === 'Exiting.') {
+          child.removeListener('message', onFirstSigintSent)
+          t.pass('Client exited')
+          clearTimeout(timeout)
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    child.on('message', onServiceStarted)
+    child.on('message', ([level, message]: [string, string]) => console.log(level, message))
+
+    child.on('error', (error) => {
+      t.fail(`Error: ${error}`)
+    })
+
+    child.on('close', (code, signal) => {
+      if (code !== 0) {
+        t.fail(`child process exited with code ${code}, signal ${signal}`)
+        end()
+      }
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/test/cli/fixtures/ethereumjs.config.js b/test/cli/fixtures/ethereumjs.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3b99d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cli/fixtures/ethereumjs.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+function send(level, message) {
+  process.send([level, message])
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  logger: {
+    warn: send.bind(null, 'warn'),
+    info: send.bind(null, 'info'),
+    debug: send.bind(null, 'debug'),
+    error: send.bind(null, 'error'),
+  }
+}