diff --git a/pkg/upstream/stack/stack.go b/pkg/upstream/stack/stack.go
index 61ee93cf..d7772161 100644
--- a/pkg/upstream/stack/stack.go
+++ b/pkg/upstream/stack/stack.go
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
-	"strings"
+	"os"
+	"os/signal"
 	"time"
 
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/upstream/convert"
@@ -414,7 +415,7 @@ func deployServices(
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	logrus.Infof("waiting for services to converge: %s", strings.Join(serviceNames, ", "))
+	logrus.Infof("Starting to poll for deployment status for: %s", appName)
 	ch := make(chan error, len(serviceIDs))
 	for serviceID, serviceName := range serviceIDs {
 		logrus.Debugf("waiting on %s to converge", serviceName)
@@ -431,7 +432,7 @@ func deployServices(
 		logrus.Debugf("assuming %s converged successfully", serviceID)
 	}
 
-	logrus.Info("services converged 👌")
+	logrus.Infof("Successfully deployed %s", appName)
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -454,6 +455,10 @@ func WaitOnService(ctx context.Context, cl *dockerClient.Client, serviceID, appN
 	errChan := make(chan error, 1)
 	pipeReader, pipeWriter := io.Pipe()
 
+	sigintChannel := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
+	signal.Notify(sigintChannel, os.Interrupt)
+	defer signal.Stop(sigintChannel)
+
 	go func() {
 		errChan <- progress.ServiceProgress(ctx, cl, serviceID, pipeWriter)
 	}()
@@ -465,6 +470,14 @@ func WaitOnService(ctx context.Context, cl *dockerClient.Client, serviceID, appN
 	select {
 	case err := <-errChan:
 		return err
+	case <-sigintChannel:
+		return fmt.Errorf(fmt.Sprintf(`
+Cancelling polling for %s, deployment is still continuing.  
+
+If you want to stop the deployment try:
+	abra app undeploy %s
+
+`, appName, appName))
 	case <-time.After(timeout):
 		return fmt.Errorf(fmt.Sprintf(`
 %s has not converged (%s second timeout reached).
@@ -481,7 +494,7 @@ And inspect the logs with:
 
     abra app logs %s
 
-If a service is failing to even start, try smoke out the error with:
+If a service is failing to even start, try to smoke out the error with:
 
     abra app errors --watch %s