diff --git a/package/test_tools/__private/base_node.py b/package/test_tools/__private/base_node.py
index 32e9412187e4da5f40f0eccea520430e5a1a11e9..1773a686e5dcec5648b75f1ed4ed7f3d23db2561 100644
--- a/package/test_tools/__private/base_node.py
+++ b/package/test_tools/__private/base_node.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class BaseNode(UserHandleImplementation, HivedTemplate[Settings]):
                 period_between_retries=timedelta(seconds=0.5),
                 max_retries=8,
                 overseer=StrictOverseer,
+                propagate_sigint=False,
             ),
         )