diff --git a/tractor/_actor.py b/tractor/_actor.py
index c65d8b2..ea27492 100644
--- a/tractor/_actor.py
+++ b/tractor/_actor.py
@@ -709,8 +709,8 @@ class Actor:
                 # Disable sigint handling in children if NOT running in
                 # debug mode; we shouldn't need it thanks to our
                 # cancellation machinery.
-                if 'debug_mode' not in rvs:
-                    signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal.SIG_IGN)
+                # if 'debug_mode' not in rvs:
+                #     signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal.SIG_IGN)
 
             return chan, accept_addr