diff --git a/playbooks/roles/gerrit/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2 b/playbooks/roles/gerrit/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2
index e77b7c6d64..55ccb29780 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/gerrit/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2
+++ b/playbooks/roles/gerrit/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ services:
     command: ["/wait-for-it.sh", "127.0.0.1:3306", "--", "/run-gerrit.sh"]
     network_mode: host
     user: gerrit
-    stop_signal: SIGHUP
+    stop_signal: SIGINT
     stop_grace_period: 5m
     volumes:
 {% for volume in gerrit_container_volumes %}