diff --git a/lib/_debugger.js b/lib/_debugger.js
index 10096b5eaa27..e4fa91672c3b 100644
--- a/lib/_debugger.js
+++ b/lib/_debugger.js
@@ -1540,9 +1540,8 @@ Interface.prototype.repl = function() {
   // Don't display any default messages
   var listeners = this.repl.rli.listeners('SIGINT').slice(0);
   this.repl.rli.removeAllListeners('SIGINT');
-
-  // Exit debug repl on Ctrl + C
-  this.repl.rli.once('SIGINT', function() {
+  
+  function exitDebugRepl(){
     // Restore all listeners
     process.nextTick(function() {
       listeners.forEach(function(listener) {
@@ -1552,7 +1551,16 @@ Interface.prototype.repl = function() {
 
     // Exit debug repl
     self.exitRepl();
-  });
+    
+    self.repl.rli.removeListener('SIGINT', exitDebugRepl);
+    self.repl.removeListener('exit', exitDebugRepl);
+  }
+
+  // Exit debug repl on Ctrl + C
+  this.repl.rli.on('SIGINT', exitDebugRepl);
+  
+  // Exit debug repl on '.exit'
+  this.repl.on('exit', exitDebugRepl);
 
   // Set new
   this.repl.eval = this.debugEval.bind(this);