diff --git a/lib/init.js b/lib/init.js
index d4cbee2f7..50e3bbc47 100755
--- a/lib/init.js
+++ b/lib/init.js
@@ -349,6 +349,12 @@ exports.init = function(config) {
 
   rli.on('line', sm.onLine.bind(sm));
 
+  // clean colors
+  rli.on('SIGINT', function() {
+    rli.write(colors.END + '\n');
+    process.exit(0);
+  });
+
   sm.process(questions, function(answers) {
     var cwd = process.cwd();
     var configFile = config.configFile || 'karma.conf.js';