diff --git a/abicheck/binhandler.py b/abicheck/binhandler.py
index 26211ea239ec639080c9c58765d5920cdcc393f4..9d0b56925a40ae8d7400e06b492f1bb75f5793e2 100644
--- a/abicheck/binhandler.py
+++ b/abicheck/binhandler.py
@@ -639,7 +639,8 @@ class ABI:
         html_file = os.path.join(self.output_dir, self.EXPORT_HTML_FILE)
         self.logger.info(f"The check result is {os.path.abspath(html_file)}")
 
-    def clean_cache(self):
+    @staticmethod
+    def clean_cache():
         cache_dir = '/tmp/abi-info-check-cache'
         if os.path.exists(cache_dir):
             shutil.rmtree(cache_dir)
diff --git a/abicheck/main.py b/abicheck/main.py
index e8a5e417afe561c2814aaf981a3918b96d226ca4..56a68e8fe6b2b88baf83c4e03557fa6dd8922788 100644
--- a/abicheck/main.py
+++ b/abicheck/main.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import logging
+import signal
 import sys
 import os
 
@@ -75,9 +76,15 @@ def main():
 
     # show result
     checker.show_html()
-    checker.clean_cache()
+
+def sigint_handler(sig, frame):
+    print('You pressed Ctrl+C!')
+    binhandler.ABI.clean_cache()
+    sys.exit(0)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
 
+    binhandler.ABI.clean_cache()
+    signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, sigint_handler)
     sys.exit(main())