diff --git a/actors.go b/actors.go
index ef93495..d1bc754 100644
--- a/actors.go
+++ b/actors.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ func SignalHandler(ctx context.Context, signals ...os.Signal) (execute func() er
 	return func() error {
 			c := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
 			signal.Notify(c, signals...)
+			defer signal.Stop(c)
 			select {
 			case sig := <-c:
 				return SignalError{Signal: sig}