diff --git a/lib/program.js b/lib/program.js
index d59448a..ab78d8f 100644
--- a/lib/program.js
+++ b/lib/program.js
@@ -443,12 +443,35 @@ Program.prototype._listenOutput = function() {
 
 Program.prototype.destroy = function() {
   var index = Program.instances.indexOf(this);
+
   if (~index) {
     Program.instances.splice(index, 1);
     Program.total--;
+
+    this.flush();
+    this._exiting = true;
+
     if (Program.total === 0) {
       Program.global = null;
+
+      process.removeAllListeners('exit');
+
+      this.input.removeAllListeners('keypress');
+      this.input.removeAllListeners('data');
+      this.input.removeAllListeners('newListener');
+      this.output.removeAllListeners('resize');
+
+      if (this.input.setRawMode) {
+        if (this.input.isRaw) {
+          this.input.setRawMode(false);
+        }
+        if (!this.input.destroyed) {
+          this.input.pause();
+        }
+      }
     }
+
+    this.destroyed = true;
     this.emit('destroy');
   }
 };
diff --git a/lib/widgets/element.js b/lib/widgets/element.js
index ace5c04..13de251 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/element.js
+++ b/lib/widgets/element.js
@@ -305,12 +305,6 @@ Element.prototype.free = function() {
   delete this._slisteners;
 };
 
-Element.prototype.destroy = function() {
-  this.detach();
-  this.free();
-  this.emit('destroy');
-};
-
 Element.prototype.hide = function() {
   if (this.hidden) return;
   this.clearPos();
diff --git a/lib/widgets/node.js b/lib/widgets/node.js
index 3936b14..cdcfca8 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/node.js
+++ b/lib/widgets/node.js
@@ -135,6 +135,19 @@ Node.prototype.detach = function() {
   if (this.parent) this.parent.remove(this);
 };
 
+Node.prototype.free = function() {
+  return;
+};
+
+Node.prototype.destroy = function() {
+  this.detach();
+  this.forDescendants(function(el) {
+    el.free();
+    el.destroyed = true;
+    el.emit('destroy');
+  }, this);
+};
+
 Node.prototype.forDescendants = function(iter, s) {
   if (s) iter(this);
   this.children.forEach(function emit(el) {
diff --git a/lib/widgets/screen.js b/lib/widgets/screen.js
index 70e424f..8710653 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/screen.js
+++ b/lib/widgets/screen.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ function Screen(options) {
     return new Screen(options);
   }
 
-  Screen.bind(this);
+  Screen.bind(this, options || {});
 
   options = options || {};
   if (options.rsety && options.listen) {
@@ -195,9 +195,12 @@ Screen.instances = [];
 
 Screen.signals = true;
 
-Screen.bind = function(screen) {
+Screen.bind = function(screen, options) {
   if (!Screen.global) {
     Screen.global = screen;
+    if (options.signals === false) {
+      Screen.signals = false;
+    }
   }
 
   if (!~Screen.instances.indexOf(screen)) {
@@ -209,7 +212,7 @@ Screen.bind = function(screen) {
   Screen._bound = true;
 
   process.on('uncaughtException', function(err) {
-    if (process.listeners('uncaughtException').length > Screen.total) {
+    if (process.listeners('uncaughtException').length > 1) {
       return;
     }
     Screen.instances.slice().forEach(function(screen) {
@@ -217,6 +220,9 @@ Screen.bind = function(screen) {
     });
     err = err || new Error('Uncaught Exception.');
     console.error(err.stack ? err.stack + '' : err + '');
+    if (Screen.total === 0) {
+      return process.exit(1);
+    }
     nextTick(function() {
       process.exit(1);
     });
@@ -227,9 +233,12 @@ Screen.bind = function(screen) {
   if (Screen.signals) {
     ['SIGTERM', 'SIGINT', 'SIGQUIT'].forEach(function(signal) {
       process.on(signal, function() {
-        if (process.listeners(signal).length > Screen.total) {
+        if (process.listeners(signal).length > 1) {
           return;
         }
+        if (Screen.total === 0) {
+          return process.exit(0);
+        }
         nextTick(function() {
           process.exit(0);
         });
@@ -383,6 +392,7 @@ Screen.prototype.postEnter = function() {
   }
 };
 
+Screen.prototype._destroy = Screen.prototype.destroy;
 Screen.prototype.destroy = function() {
   this.leave();
 
@@ -390,10 +400,16 @@ Screen.prototype.destroy = function() {
   if (~index) {
     Screen.instances.splice(index, 1);
     Screen.total--;
+
     if (Screen.total === 0) {
       Screen.global = null;
+
+      process.removeAllListeners('uncaughtException');
     }
+
+    this.destroyed = true;
     this.emit('destroy');
+    this._destroy();
   }
 
   this.program.destroy();
diff --git a/lib/widgets/terminal.js b/lib/widgets/terminal.js
index 165d52f..1997daa 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/terminal.js
+++ b/lib/widgets/terminal.js
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ Terminal.prototype.bootstrap = function() {
 
   this.on('destroy', function() {
     self.kill();
+    self.screen.program.removeListener('data', self._onData);
   });
 
   if (this.handler) {
@@ -252,11 +253,6 @@ Terminal.prototype.bootstrap = function() {
   });
 
   this.screen._listenKeys(this);
-
-  this.on('destroy', function() {
-    self.screen.program.removeListener('data', self._onData);
-    self.pty.destroy();
-  });
 };
 
 Terminal.prototype.write = function(data) {