diff --git a/dbt/adapters/default.py b/dbt/adapters/default.py
index dd9e65b9bb5..40db59c6016 100644
--- a/dbt/adapters/default.py
+++ b/dbt/adapters/default.py
@@ -287,6 +287,17 @@ def get_connection(cls, profile, name=None, recache_if_missing=True):
 
         return cls.get_connection(profile, name)
 
+    @classmethod
+    def cancel_open_connections(cls, profile):
+        global connections_in_use
+
+        for name, connection in connections_in_use.items():
+            if name == 'master':
+                continue
+
+            cls.cancel_connection(profile, connection)
+            yield name
+
     @classmethod
     def total_connections_allocated(cls):
         global connections_in_use, connections_available
diff --git a/dbt/adapters/postgres.py b/dbt/adapters/postgres.py
index 01f567141b2..fdc21615f1d 100644
--- a/dbt/adapters/postgres.py
+++ b/dbt/adapters/postgres.py
@@ -158,3 +158,17 @@ def query_for_existing(cls, profile, schema, model_name=None):
         existing = [(name, relation_type) for (name, relation_type) in results]
 
         return dict(existing)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def cancel_connection(cls, profile, connection):
+        connection_name = connection.get('name')
+        pid = connection.get('handle').get_backend_pid()
+
+        sql = "select pg_terminate_backend({})".format(pid)
+
+        logger.debug("Cancelling query '{}' ({})".format(connection_name, pid))
+
+        _, cursor = cls.add_query(profile, sql, 'master')
+        res = cursor.fetchone()
+
+        logger.debug("Cancel query '{}': {}".format(connection_name, res))
diff --git a/dbt/adapters/snowflake.py b/dbt/adapters/snowflake.py
index d3819434714..30e8b7e7525 100644
--- a/dbt/adapters/snowflake.py
+++ b/dbt/adapters/snowflake.py
@@ -182,3 +182,19 @@ def add_query(cls, profile, sql, model_name=None, auto_begin=True,
                 profile, individual_query, model_name, auto_begin)
 
         return connection, cursor
+
+    @classmethod
+    def cancel_connection(cls, profile, connection):
+        handle = connection['handle']
+        sid = handle.session_id
+
+        connection_name = connection.get('name')
+
+        sql = 'select system$abort_session({})'.format(sid)
+
+        logger.debug("Cancelling query '{}' ({})".format(connection_name, sid))
+
+        _, cursor = cls.add_query(profile, sql, 'master')
+        res = cursor.fetchone()
+
+        logger.debug("Cancel query '{}': {}".format(connection_name, res))
diff --git a/dbt/main.py b/dbt/main.py
index 3238638461b..7becfde000c 100644
--- a/dbt/main.py
+++ b/dbt/main.py
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ def main(args=None):
     try:
         handle(args)
 
+    except KeyboardInterrupt as e:
+        logger.info("ctrl-c")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
     except RuntimeError as e:
         logger.info("Encountered an error:")
         logger.info(str(e))
diff --git a/dbt/runner.py b/dbt/runner.py
index 156e0e5ec31..6c2cbb6f262 100644
--- a/dbt/runner.py
+++ b/dbt/runner.py
@@ -352,7 +352,8 @@ def compile_node(self, node, flat_graph):
         return node
 
     def safe_compile_node(self, data):
-        node, flat_graph, existing, schema_name, node_index, num_nodes = data
+        node = data['node']
+        flat_graph = data['flat_graph']
 
         result = RunModelResult(node)
         profile = self.project.run_environment()
@@ -368,7 +369,12 @@ def safe_compile_node(self, data):
         return result
 
     def safe_execute_node(self, data):
-        node, flat_graph, existing, schema_name, node_index, num_nodes = data
+        node = data['node']
+        flat_graph = data['flat_graph']
+        existing = data['existing']
+        schema_name = data['schema_name']
+        node_index = data['node_index']
+        num_nodes = data['num_nodes']
 
         start_time = time.time()
 
@@ -573,24 +579,46 @@ def get_idx(node):
             else:
                 action = self.safe_compile_node
 
-            for result in pool.imap_unordered(
-                    action,
-                    [(node, flat_graph, existing, schema_name,
-                      get_idx(node), num_nodes,)
-                     for node in nodes_to_execute]):
-
-                node_results.append(result)
-
-                # propagate so that CTEs get injected properly
-                flat_graph['nodes'][result.node.get('unique_id')] = result.node
-
-                index = get_idx(result.node)
-                if should_execute:
-                    track_model_run(index, num_nodes, result)
-
-                if result.errored:
-                    on_failure(result.node)
-                    logger.info(result.error)
+            node_result = []
+            try:
+                args_list = []
+                for node in nodes_to_execute:
+                    args_list.append({
+                        'node': node,
+                        'flat_graph': flat_graph,
+                        'existing': existing,
+                        'schema_name': schema_name,
+                        'node_index': get_idx(node),
+                        'num_nodes': num_nodes
+                    })
+
+                for result in pool.imap_unordered(action, args_list):
+                    node_results.append(result)
+
+                    # propagate so that CTEs get injected properly
+                    node_id = result.node.get('unique_id')
+                    flat_graph['nodes'][node_id] = result.node
+
+                    index = get_idx(result.node)
+                    if should_execute:
+                        track_model_run(index, num_nodes, result)
+
+                    if result.errored:
+                        on_failure(result.node)
+                        logger.info(result.error)
+
+            except KeyboardInterrupt:
+                pool.close()
+                pool.terminate()
+
+                profile = self.project.run_environment()
+                adapter = get_adapter(profile)
+
+                for conn_name in adapter.cancel_open_connections(profile):
+                    dbt.ui.printer.print_cancel_line(conn_name, schema_name)
+
+                pool.join()
+                raise
 
         pool.close()
         pool.join()
diff --git a/dbt/task/run.py b/dbt/task/run.py
index 3b43fab7d37..3b85c3afa22 100644
--- a/dbt/task/run.py
+++ b/dbt/task/run.py
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@ def run(self):
 
         results = runner.run_models(self.args.models, self.args.exclude)
 
-        logger.info(dbt.ui.printer.get_run_status_line(results))
+        if results:
+            logger.info(dbt.ui.printer.get_run_status_line(results))
diff --git a/dbt/ui/printer.py b/dbt/ui/printer.py
index af088a7d881..456a4dd9455 100644
--- a/dbt/ui/printer.py
+++ b/dbt/ui/printer.py
@@ -46,10 +46,13 @@ def print_timestamped_line(msg):
 
 
 def print_fancy_output_line(msg, status, index, total, execution_time=None):
-    prefix = "{timestamp} | {index} of {total} {message}".format(
+    if index is None or total is None:
+        progress = ''
+    else:
+        progress = '{} of {} '.format(index, total)
+    prefix = "{timestamp} | {progress}{message}".format(
         timestamp=get_timestamp(),
-        index=index,
-        total=total,
+        progress=progress,
         message=msg)
 
     justified = prefix.ljust(80, ".")
@@ -73,6 +76,11 @@ def print_skip_line(model, schema, relation, index, num_models):
     print_fancy_output_line(msg, yellow('SKIP'), index, num_models)
 
 
+def print_cancel_line(model, schema):
+    msg = 'CANCEL query {}.{}'.format(schema, model)
+    print_fancy_output_line(msg, red('CANCEL'), index=None, total=None)
+
+
 def get_counts(flat_nodes):
     counts = {}