diff --git a/src/util/interrupt.cpp b/src/util/interrupt.cpp
index ff40ab125..d77ea6b11 100644
--- a/src/util/interrupt.cpp
+++ b/src/util/interrupt.cpp
@@ -23,8 +23,10 @@ bool interrupt_requested() {
 }
 
 void check_interrupted() {
-    if (interrupt_requested())
+    if (interrupt_requested()) {
+        reset_interrupt();
         throw interrupted();
+    }
 }
 
 std::atomic_bool * interruptible_thread::get_flag_addr() {