diff --git a/src/Core/WinSWCore/Util/ProcessHelper.cs b/src/Core/WinSWCore/Util/ProcessHelper.cs
index 5554a20..e26cf55 100644
--- a/src/Core/WinSWCore/Util/ProcessHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Core/WinSWCore/Util/ProcessHelper.cs
@@ -22,14 +22,22 @@ namespace winsw.Util
         /// <returns>List of child process PIDs</returns>
         public static List<int> GetChildPids(int pid)
         {
-            var searcher = new ManagementObjectSearcher("Select * From Win32_Process Where ParentProcessID=" + pid);
             var childPids = new List<int>();
-            foreach (var mo in searcher.Get())
-            {
-                var childProcessId = mo["ProcessID"];
-                Logger.Info("Found child process: " + childProcessId + " Name: " + mo["Name"]);
-                childPids.Add(Convert.ToInt32(childProcessId));
+            
+            try {
+                var searcher = new ManagementObjectSearcher("Select * From Win32_Process Where ParentProcessID=" + pid);
+                foreach (var mo in searcher.Get())
+                {
+                    var childProcessId = mo["ProcessID"];
+                    Logger.Info("Found child process: " + childProcessId + " Name: " + mo["Name"]);
+                    childPids.Add(Convert.ToInt32(childProcessId));
+                }
             }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                Logger.Warn("Failed to locate children of the process with PID=" + pid + ". Child processes won't be terminated", ex);
+            }
+            
             return childPids;
         }
 
@@ -90,19 +98,9 @@ namespace winsw.Util
         /// <param name="stopParentProcessFirst">If enabled, the perent process will be terminated before its children on all levels</param>
         public static void StopProcessAndChildren(int pid, TimeSpan stopTimeout, bool stopParentProcessFirst)
         {
-            List<int> childPids = null;
-            try
-            {
-                childPids = GetChildPids(pid);
-            }
-            catch (Exception ex)
-            {
-                Logger.Warn("Failed to locate children of the process with PID=" + pid + ". Child processes won't be terminated", ex);
-            }
-
-            if (!stopParentProcessFirst && childPids != null)
-            {  
-                foreach (var childPid in childPids)
+            if (!stopParentProcessFirst)
+            {         
+                foreach (var childPid in GetChildPids(pid))
                 {
                     StopProcessAndChildren(childPid, stopTimeout, stopParentProcessFirst);
                 }
@@ -110,9 +108,9 @@ namespace winsw.Util
 
             StopProcess(pid, stopTimeout);
 
-            if (stopParentProcessFirst && childPids != null)
+            if (stopParentProcessFirst)
             {
-                foreach (var childPid in childPids)
+                foreach (var childPid in GetChildPids(pid))
                 {
                     StopProcessAndChildren(childPid, stopTimeout, stopParentProcessFirst);
                 }
diff --git a/src/Core/WinSWCore/Util/SigIntHelper.cs b/src/Core/WinSWCore/Util/SigIntHelper.cs
index 87e19f6..f7c5e0b 100644
--- a/src/Core/WinSWCore/Util/SigIntHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Core/WinSWCore/Util/SigIntHelper.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
-using System;
+using log4net;
+using System;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using winsw.Native;
 
 namespace winsw.Util
 {
     public static class SigIntHelper
     {
+        private static readonly ILog Logger = LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(SigIntHelper));
+
         private const string KERNEL32 = "kernel32.dll";
 
         [DllImport(KERNEL32, SetLastError = true)]
@@ -49,6 +53,14 @@ namespace winsw.Util
 
                 process.WaitForExit((int)shutdownTimeout.TotalMilliseconds);
 
+                // Detach from console. Causes child console process to be automatically closed.
+                bool success = FreeConsole();
+                if (!success)
+                {
+                    long errorCode = Kernel32.GetLastError();
+                    Logger.Warn("Failed to detach from console. Error code: " + errorCode);
+                }
+
                 return process.HasExited;    
             }