diff --git a/bin/minindn b/bin/minindn
index ddcc95d..bf255df 100755
--- a/bin/minindn
+++ b/bin/minindn
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@
     hosts_conf = []
     links_conf = []
 
-    signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal_handler)
+    signal.signal(signal.SIGQUIT, signal_handler)
 
     options = parse_args()
 
diff --git a/docs/GETTING-STARTED.md b/docs/GETTING-STARTED.md
index 8368f13..b4c1f18 100644
--- a/docs/GETTING-STARTED.md
+++ b/docs/GETTING-STARTED.md
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@
 
     mini-ndn> quit
 
+Another option to quit Mini-NDN is sending a SIGQUIT (ctrl+\). SIGINT (ctrl+c)
+is reserved for the purpose of stopping applications initiated on the minindn command
+line.
+
 For a more in depth explanation of the CLI, please see the
 [Mininet Walkthrough](http://mininet.org/walkthrough/).
 
diff --git a/ndn/nfd.py b/ndn/nfd.py
index b643e76..3e3e9da 100644
--- a/ndn/nfd.py
+++ b/ndn/nfd.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
         node.cmd("export HOME=%s" % node.homeFolder)
 
     def start(self):
-        NdnApplication.start(self, "nfd --config %s >> %s 2>&1 &" % (self.confFile, self.logFile))
+        NdnApplication.start(self, "setsid nfd --config %s >> %s 2>&1 &" % (self.confFile, self.logFile))
         time.sleep(2)
 
     def setStrategy(self, name, strategy):