diff --git a/contrib/epee/include/console_handler.h b/contrib/epee/include/console_handler.h
index 256f272c..952fc3c9 100644
--- a/contrib/epee/include/console_handler.h
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/console_handler.h
@@ -240,9 +240,9 @@ namespace epee
     }
 
     template<class chain_handler>
-    bool run(chain_handler ch_handler, const std::string& prompt = "#", const std::string& usage = "")
+    bool run(chain_handler ch_handler, const std::string& prompt = "#", const std::string& usage = "", std::function<void(void)> exit_handler = NULL)
     {
-      return run(prompt, usage, [&](const std::string& cmd) { return ch_handler(cmd); }, [] { });
+      return run(prompt, usage, [&](const std::string& cmd) { return ch_handler(cmd); }, exit_handler);
     }
 
     void stop()
@@ -252,8 +252,8 @@ namespace epee
     }
 
   private:
-    template<typename t_cmd_handler, typename t_exit_handler>
-    bool run(const std::string& prompt, const std::string& usage, const t_cmd_handler& cmd_handler, const t_exit_handler& exit_handler)
+    template<typename t_cmd_handler>
+    bool run(const std::string& prompt, const std::string& usage, const t_cmd_handler& cmd_handler, std::function<void(void)> exit_handler)
     {
       TRY_ENTRY();
       bool continue_handle = true;
@@ -429,9 +429,9 @@ namespace epee
     std::unique_ptr<boost::thread> m_console_thread;
     async_console_handler m_console_handler;
   public:
-    bool start_handling(const std::string& prompt, const std::string& usage_string = "")
+    bool start_handling(const std::string& prompt, const std::string& usage_string = "", std::function<void(void)> exit_handler = NULL)
     {
-      m_console_thread.reset(new boost::thread(boost::bind(&console_handlers_binder::run_handling, this, prompt, usage_string)));
+      m_console_thread.reset(new boost::thread(boost::bind(&console_handlers_binder::run_handling, this, prompt, usage_string, exit_handler)));
       m_console_thread->detach();
       return true;
     }
@@ -441,9 +441,9 @@ namespace epee
       m_console_handler.stop();
     }
 
-    bool run_handling(const std::string& prompt, const std::string& usage_string)
+    bool run_handling(const std::string& prompt, const std::string& usage_string, std::function<void(void)> exit_handler = NULL)
     {
-      return m_console_handler.run(boost::bind(&console_handlers_binder::process_command_str, this, _1), prompt, usage_string);
+      return m_console_handler.run(boost::bind(&console_handlers_binder::process_command_str, this, _1), prompt, usage_string, exit_handler);
     }
   };
 
diff --git a/src/daemon/command_server.cpp b/src/daemon/command_server.cpp
index 5510ee59..65bceff7 100644
--- a/src/daemon/command_server.cpp
+++ b/src/daemon/command_server.cpp
@@ -196,11 +196,11 @@ bool t_command_server::process_command_vec(const std::vector<std::string>& cmd)
   return result;
 }
 
-bool t_command_server::start_handling()
+bool t_command_server::start_handling(std::function<void(void)> exit_handler)
 {
   if (m_is_rpc) return false;
 
-  m_command_lookup.start_handling("", get_commands_str());
+  m_command_lookup.start_handling("", get_commands_str(), exit_handler);
 
   return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/daemon/command_server.h b/src/daemon/command_server.h
index aa8e0770..5df45728 100644
--- a/src/daemon/command_server.h
+++ b/src/daemon/command_server.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public:
 
   bool process_command_vec(const std::vector<std::string>& cmd);
 
-  bool start_handling();
+  bool start_handling(std::function<void(void)> exit_handler = NULL);
 
   void stop_handling();
 
diff --git a/src/daemon/daemon.cpp b/src/daemon/daemon.cpp
index 7931ba03..2bd59261 100644
--- a/src/daemon/daemon.cpp
+++ b/src/daemon/daemon.cpp
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ bool t_daemon::run(bool interactive)
     if (interactive)
     {
       rpc_commands = new daemonize::t_command_server(0, 0, false, mp_internals->rpc.get_server());
-      rpc_commands->start_handling();
+      rpc_commands->start_handling(std::bind(&daemonize::t_daemon::stop, this));
     }
 
     mp_internals->p2p.run(); // blocks until p2p goes down