diff --git a/lib/ansible/cli/adhoc.py b/lib/ansible/cli/adhoc.py
index faacd6c67bb..4cba2be16ca 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/cli/adhoc.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/cli/adhoc.py
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ class AdHocCLI(CLI):
 
     def _terminate(self, signum=None, framenum=None):
         if signum is not None:
-            raise SystemExit("Interrupt detected, shutting down gracefully")
+            display.debug("Termination signal detected, shutting down gracefully")
+            raise SystemExit
 
     def run(self):
         ''' use Runner lib to do SSH things '''
diff --git a/lib/ansible/executor/playbook_executor.py b/lib/ansible/executor/playbook_executor.py
index c1a1303a9c7..83449f14352 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/executor/playbook_executor.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/executor/playbook_executor.py
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ class PlaybookExecutor:
         return result
 
     def _terminate(self, signum=None, framenum=None):
-        display.debug(framenum)
-        raise SystemExit("Terminating run due to external signal")
+        display.debug("Termination signal detected, shutting down gracefully")
+        raise SystemExit
 
     def _get_serialized_batches(self, play):
         '''