diff --git a/src/pay/payment_producer.py b/src/pay/payment_producer.py
index d008ba24..aaf29f13 100644
--- a/src/pay/payment_producer.py
+++ b/src/pay/payment_producer.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import _thread
 import os
+import signal
 import threading
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from _decimal import ROUND_HALF_DOWN, Decimal
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.payments_queue = payments_queue
         self.life_cycle = life_cycle
         self.dry_run = dry_run
+        self.consumer_failure = False
 
         self.payment_calc = PhasedPaymentCalculator(
             self.founders_map,
@@ -152,11 +154,22 @@ def exit(self, exit_code):
                 self.life_cycle.is_running()
                 and threading.current_thread() is not threading.main_thread()
             ):
-                _thread.interrupt_main()
-                logger.info("Sending KeyboardInterrupt signal.")
+                if self.consumer_failure:
+                    os.kill(os.getpid(), signal.SIGUSR2)
+                    logger.debug(
+                        "Payment failure, sending sigusr2 signal to main thread."
+                    )
+                elif exit_code != ExitCode.SUCCESS:
+                    os.kill(os.getpid(), signal.SIGUSR2)
+                    logger.debug(
+                        "Producer failure, sending sigusr2 signal to main thread."
+                    )
+                else:
+                    os.kill(os.getpid(), signal.SIGUSR1)
+                    logger.debug("Sending sigusr1 signal.")
                 exit_program(
                     exit_code,
-                    "Error at payment producer. Please consult the verbose logs!",
+                    "TRD Exit triggered by producer",
                 )
             if self.retry_fail_event:
                 self.retry_fail_event.set()
@@ -677,4 +690,5 @@ def on_success(self, pymnt_batch):
         self.notify_retry_fail_thread()
 
     def on_fail(self, pymnt_batch):
+        self.consumer_failure = True
         pass
diff --git a/src/util/process_life_cycle.py b/src/util/process_life_cycle.py
index 7b0efa09..a80882b1 100644
--- a/src/util/process_life_cycle.py
+++ b/src/util/process_life_cycle.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import logging
 import queue
 import signal
-from _signal import SIGABRT, SIGILL, SIGSEGV, SIGTERM
+from _signal import SIGABRT, SIGILL, SIGSEGV, SIGTERM, SIGUSR1, SIGUSR2
 from enum import Enum, auto
 from time import sleep
 
@@ -301,8 +301,9 @@ def do_set_up_dirs(self, e):
         self.__baking_dirs = BakingDirs(self.args, self.__cfg.get_baking_address())
 
     def do_register_signals(self, e):
-        for sig in (SIGABRT, SIGILL, SIGSEGV, SIGTERM):
+        for sig in (SIGABRT, SIGILL, SIGSEGV, SIGTERM, SIGUSR2):
             signal.signal(sig, self.stop_handler)
+        signal.signal(SIGUSR1, self.producer_exit_handler)
 
     def do_init_service_fees(self, e):
         self.__srvc_fee_calc = ServiceFeeCalculator(
@@ -381,6 +382,11 @@ def stop_handler(self, signum, frame):
         logger.info("Application stop handler called: {}".format(signum))
         self.shut_down_on_error()
 
+    def producer_exit_handler(self, signum, frame):
+        logger.info("Application stop handler called by producer: {}".format(signum))
+        self.fsm.trigger_event(TrdEvent.SHUT_DOWN_ON_DEMAND)
+        exit_program(ExitCode.SUCCESS, "Shutdown.")
+
     def shut_down_on_error(self):
         self.fsm.trigger_event(TrdEvent.SHUT_DOWN_ON_ERROR)
         exit_program(ExitCode.GENERAL_ERROR, "Shutdown due to error!")