diff --git a/PRIVATE b/PRIVATE
index 3561f74a5..df33ba9a1 160000
--- a/PRIVATE
+++ b/PRIVATE
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 3561f74a5852c32e2c3da4dc48090b517cfa8e90
+Subproject commit df33ba9a1360439c5c18a241a1e439dab0cdcafd
diff --git a/src/C_routines.c b/src/C_routines.c
index a25fde688..37364543d 100644
--- a/src/C_routines.c
+++ b/src/C_routines.c
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ void getusername_c(char username[], int *stat){
 }
 
 
-void signalterm_c(void (*handler)(int)){
-  signal(SIGTERM, handler);
+void signalint_c(void (*handler)(int)){
+  signal(SIGINT, handler);
 }
 
 void signalusr1_c(void (*handler)(int)){
diff --git a/src/grid/DAMASK_grid.f90 b/src/grid/DAMASK_grid.f90
index 835e18b34..824d867c5 100644
--- a/src/grid/DAMASK_grid.f90
+++ b/src/grid/DAMASK_grid.f90
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ program DAMASK_grid
           call materialpoint_restartWrite
         endif
         if (signal) call signals_setSIGUSR2(.false.)
-        call MPI_Allreduce(signals_SIGTERM,signal,1_MPI_INTEGER_KIND,MPI_LOGICAL,MPI_LOR,MPI_COMM_WORLD,err_MPI)
+        call MPI_Allreduce(signals_SIGINT,signal,1_MPI_INTEGER_KIND,MPI_LOGICAL,MPI_LOR,MPI_COMM_WORLD,err_MPI)
         if (err_MPI /= 0_MPI_INTEGER_KIND) error stop 'MPI error'
         if (signal) exit loadCaseLooping
       endif skipping
diff --git a/src/signals.f90 b/src/signals.f90
index a3eac8025..7db101f94 100644
--- a/src/signals.f90
+++ b/src/signals.f90
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ module signals
   private
 
   logical, volatile, public, protected :: &
-    signals_SIGTERM = .false., &                                                                    !< termination signal
+    signals_SIGINT = .false., &                                                                     !< interrupt signal
     signals_SIGUSR1 = .false., &                                                                    !< 1. user-defined signal
     signals_SIGUSR2 = .false.                                                                       !< 2. user-defined signal
 
   public :: &
     signals_init, &
-    signals_setSIGTERM, &
+    signals_setSIGINT, &
     signals_setSIGUSR1, &
     signals_setSIGUSR2
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ contains
 !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 subroutine signals_init()
 
-  call signalterm_c(c_funloc(catchSIGTERM))
+  call signalint_c(c_funloc(catchSIGINT))
   call signalusr1_c(c_funloc(catchSIGUSR1))
   call signalusr2_c(c_funloc(catchSIGUSR2))
 
@@ -36,18 +36,18 @@ end subroutine signals_init
 
 
 !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-!> @brief Set global variable signals_SIGTERM to .true.
+!> @brief Set global variable signals_SIGINT to .true.
 !> @details This function can be registered to catch signals send to the executable.
 !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-subroutine catchSIGTERM(signal) bind(C)
+subroutine catchSIGINT(signal) bind(C)
 
   integer(C_INT), value :: signal
 
 
   print'(a,i0)', ' received signal ',signal
-  call signals_setSIGTERM(.true.)
+  call signals_setSIGINT(.true.)
 
-end subroutine catchSIGTERM
+end subroutine catchSIGINT
 
 
 !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -81,17 +81,17 @@ end subroutine catchSIGUSR2
 
 
 !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-!> @brief Set global variable signals_SIGTERM.
+!> @brief Set global variable signals_SIGINT.
 !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-subroutine signals_setSIGTERM(state)
+subroutine signals_setSIGINT(state)
 
   logical, intent(in) :: state
 
 
-  signals_SIGTERM = state
-  print*, 'set SIGTERM to',state
+  signals_SIGINT = state
+  print*, 'set SIGINT to',state
 
-end subroutine signals_setSIGTERM
+end subroutine signals_setSIGINT
 
 
 !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/system_routines.f90 b/src/system_routines.f90
index e0adf9dc0..2af1e12a9 100644
--- a/src/system_routines.f90
+++ b/src/system_routines.f90
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ module system_routines
     getCWD, &
     getHostName, &
     getUserName, &
-    signalterm_C, &
+    signalint_C, &
     signalusr1_C, &
     signalusr2_C, &
     f_c_string, &
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ module system_routines
       integer(C_INT),                                  intent(out) :: stat
     end subroutine getUserName_C
 
-    subroutine signalterm_C(handler) bind(C)
+    subroutine signalint_C(handler) bind(C)
       use, intrinsic :: ISO_C_Binding, only: C_FUNPTR
 
       type(C_FUNPTR), intent(in), value :: handler
-    end subroutine signalterm_C
+    end subroutine signalint_C
 
     subroutine signalusr1_C(handler) bind(C)
       use, intrinsic :: ISO_C_Binding, only: C_FUNPTR