diff --git a/src/EZ.cxx b/src/EZ.cxx
index 2c299a6..52ed158 100644
--- a/src/EZ.cxx
+++ b/src/EZ.cxx
@@ -353,6 +353,7 @@ string cURL::perform(const string &url)
 {
     string response;
 
+    setopt(CURLOPT_NOSIGNAL, 1);
     setopt(CURLOPT_URL, url.c_str());
     setopt(CURLOPT_WRITEFUNCTION, write_func);
     setopt(CURLOPT_WRITEDATA, &response);