diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7da8485..0db47e8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@push.rocks/smartshell",
   "private": false,
-  "version": "3.3.4",
+  "version": "3.3.5",
   "description": "A library for executing shell commands using promises.",
   "main": "dist_ts/index.js",
   "typings": "dist_ts/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/ts/classes.smartshell.ts b/ts/classes.smartshell.ts
index e1af848..1853d69 100644
--- a/ts/classes.smartshell.ts
+++ b/ts/classes.smartshell.ts
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ export class Smartshell {
       shell: false, // SECURITY: Never use shell with untrusted input
       cwd: process.cwd(),
       env: options.env || process.env,
-      detached: false,
+      detached: true, // Own process group — immune to terminal SIGINT, managed by smartexit
       signal: options.signal,
     });
 
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ export class Smartshell {
       shell: true,
       cwd: process.cwd(),
       env: options.env || process.env,
-      detached: false,
+      detached: true, // Own process group — immune to terminal SIGINT, managed by smartexit
       signal: options.signal,
     });