diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 95199b79..639f722c 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1697,6 +1697,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "sim-lib",
  "simple_logger",
  "tokio",
+ "triggered",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/sim-cli/Cargo.toml b/sim-cli/Cargo.toml
index 67a6f41b..0dce023b 100644
--- a/sim-cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sim-cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ sim-lib = { path = "../sim-lib" }
 tokio = { version = "1.26.0", features = ["full"] }
 bitcoin = { version = "0.30.1" }
 ctrlc = "3.4.0"
+triggered = "0.1.2"
diff --git a/sim-cli/src/main.rs b/sim-cli/src/main.rs
index 545a5104..a4c06771 100644
--- a/sim-cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/sim-cli/src/main.rs
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         None
     };
 
+    let (shutdown_trigger, shutdown_listener) = triggered::trigger();
     let sim = Simulation::new(
         clients,
         validated_activities,
@@ -206,6 +207,7 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         cli.expected_pmt_amt,
         cli.capacity_multiplier,
         write_results,
+        (shutdown_trigger, shutdown_listener),
     );
     let sim2 = sim.clone();
 
diff --git a/sim-lib/src/lib.rs b/sim-lib/src/lib.rs
index a64e8ba8..336a8dcb 100644
--- a/sim-lib/src/lib.rs
+++ b/sim-lib/src/lib.rs
@@ -368,13 +368,13 @@ impl Simulation {
         expected_payment_msat: u64,
         activity_multiplier: f64,
         write_results: Option<WriteResults>,
+        shutdown: (Trigger, Listener),
     ) -> Self {
-        let (shutdown_trigger, shutdown_listener) = triggered::trigger();
         Self {
             nodes,
             activity,
-            shutdown_trigger,
-            shutdown_listener,
+            shutdown_trigger: shutdown.0,
+            shutdown_listener: shutdown.1,
             total_time: total_time.map(|x| Duration::from_secs(x as u64)),
             expected_payment_msat,
             activity_multiplier,