diff --git a/internal/cmd/root.go b/internal/cmd/root.go
index 16598f98765b321e6c7e5c9d8e51133800f57aa1..129673b224bb918065a515ae2a1d38e308cf2c9e 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/root.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/root.go
@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ crush -y
 		go app.Subscribe(program)
 
 		if _, err := program.Run(); err != nil {
+			// ErrProgramKilled is returned when the program is terminated externally
+			// (e.g., terminal closed, parent process died). This is not a crash.
+			if errors.Is(err, tea.ErrProgramKilled) {
+				return nil
+			}
 			event.Error(err)
 			slog.Error("TUI run error", "error", err)
 			return errors.New("Crush crashed. If metrics are enabled, we were notified about it. If you'd like to report it, please copy the stacktrace above and open an issue at https://github.com/charmbracelet/crush/issues/new?template=bug.yml") //nolint:staticcheck