diff --git a/ui-tui/src/app/useMainApp.ts b/ui-tui/src/app/useMainApp.ts
index b39cc29a32..282f8da208 100644
--- a/ui-tui/src/app/useMainApp.ts
+++ b/ui-tui/src/app/useMainApp.ts
@@ -606,10 +606,10 @@ export function useMainApp(gw: GatewayClient) {
     gw.on('exit', exitHandler)
     gw.drain()
 
+    // entry.tsx's setupGracefulExit handles process cleanup on real exit.
     return () => {
       gw.off('event', handler)
       gw.off('exit', exitHandler)
-      gw.kill()
     }
   }, [gw, sys])