diff --git a/pkg/git/clone.go b/pkg/git/clone.go
index 789f9a04..c0197728 100644
--- a/pkg/git/clone.go
+++ b/pkg/git/clone.go
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 package git
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"os/signal"
 	"strings"
+	"syscall"
 
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/log"
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5"
@@ -24,44 +27,63 @@ func gitCloneIgnoreErr(err error) bool {
 
 // Clone runs a git clone which accounts for different default branches.
 func Clone(dir, url string) error {
-	if _, err := os.Stat(dir); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		log.Debugf("git clone: %s", url)
+	sigIntCh := make(chan os.Signal)
+	signal.Notify(sigIntCh, os.Interrupt, syscall.SIGTERM)
+	defer signal.Stop(sigIntCh)
 
-		_, err := git.PlainClone(dir, false, &git.CloneOptions{
-			URL:           url,
-			Tags:          git.AllTags,
-			ReferenceName: plumbing.ReferenceName("refs/heads/main"),
-			SingleBranch:  true,
-		})
+	errCh := make(chan error)
 
-		if err != nil && gitCloneIgnoreErr(err) {
-			log.Debugf("git clone: %s cloned successfully", dir)
-			return nil
-		}
-
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Debug("git clone: main branch failed, attempting master branch")
+	go func() {
+		if _, err := os.Stat(dir); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			log.Debugf("git clone: %s", url)
 
 			_, err := git.PlainClone(dir, false, &git.CloneOptions{
 				URL:           url,
 				Tags:          git.AllTags,
-				ReferenceName: plumbing.ReferenceName("refs/heads/master"),
+				ReferenceName: plumbing.ReferenceName("refs/heads/main"),
 				SingleBranch:  true,
 			})
 
 			if err != nil && gitCloneIgnoreErr(err) {
 				log.Debugf("git clone: %s cloned successfully", dir)
-				return nil
+				errCh <- nil
 			}
 
 			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
+				log.Debug("git clone: main branch failed, attempting master branch")
 
-		log.Debugf("git clone: %s cloned successfully", dir)
-	} else {
-		log.Debugf("git clone: %s already exists", dir)
+				_, err := git.PlainClone(dir, false, &git.CloneOptions{
+					URL:           url,
+					Tags:          git.AllTags,
+					ReferenceName: plumbing.ReferenceName("refs/heads/master"),
+					SingleBranch:  true,
+				})
+
+				if err != nil && gitCloneIgnoreErr(err) {
+					log.Debugf("git clone: %s cloned successfully", dir)
+					errCh <- nil
+				}
+
+				if err != nil {
+					errCh <- err
+				}
+			}
+
+			log.Debugf("git clone: %s cloned successfully", dir)
+		} else {
+			log.Debugf("git clone: %s already exists", dir)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	select {
+	case <-sigIntCh:
+		fmt.Println() // NOTE(d1): newline after ^C
+		if err := os.RemoveAll(dir); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to clean up git clone of %s: %s", url, err)
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("git clone %s: cancelled due to interrupt", url)
+	case err := <-errCh:
+		return err
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/pkg/git/clone_test.go b/pkg/git/clone_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d97461db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/git/clone_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package git
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestCancelGitClone(t *testing.T) {
+	// TODO
+}