diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.17.0.2] - 2024-09-26
+
+### Changed
+
+- Sydtest won't crash anymore, behave weirdly, or leak resources when executed
+  in a REPL and interrupted by C-c.
+
 ## [0.17.0.1] - 2024-09-26
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/src/Test/Syd/Run.hs b/src/Test/Syd/Run.hs
--- a/src/Test/Syd/Run.hs
+++ b/src/Test/Syd/Run.hs
@@ -374,8 +374,13 @@
 
 exceptionHandlers :: [Handler (Either SomeException a)]
 exceptionHandlers =
-  [ -- Re-throw AsyncException, otherwise execution will not terminate on SIGINT (ctrl-c).
-    Handler (\e -> throwIO (e :: AsyncException)),
+  [ -- Re-throw SomeAsyncException, otherwise execution will not terminate on SIGINT (ctrl-c).
+    -- This is also critical for correctness, because library such as async
+    -- uses this signal for `concurrently`, and `race`, ..., and if we ignore
+    -- this exception, we can end in a context where half of the logic has
+    -- stopped and yet we continue.
+    -- See https://github.com/NorfairKing/sydtest/issues/80
+    Handler (\e -> throwIO (e :: SomeAsyncException)),
     -- Catch all the rest
     Handler (\e -> return $ Left (e :: SomeException))
   ]
diff --git a/sydtest.cabal b/sydtest.cabal
--- a/sydtest.cabal
+++ b/sydtest.cabal
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 
 name:           sydtest
-version:        0.17.0.1
+version:        0.17.0.2
 synopsis:       A modern testing framework for Haskell with good defaults and advanced testing features.
 description:    A modern testing framework for Haskell with good defaults and advanced testing features. Sydtest aims to make the common easy and the hard possible. See https://github.com/NorfairKing/sydtest#readme for more information.
 category:       Testing