1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/nix/repl.cc b/src/nix/repl.cc
index 9216209173d9..f84774a53367 100644
--- a/src/nix/repl.cc
+++ b/src/nix/repl.cc
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ bool NixRepl::getLine(string & input, const std::string &prompt)
     if (!s) {
       switch (auto type = linenoiseKeyType()) {
         case 1: // ctrl-C
+          input = "";
           return true;
         case 2: // ctrl-D
           return false;
@@ -197,6 +198,7 @@ bool NixRepl::getLine(string & input, const std::string &prompt)
       }
     }
     input += s;
+    input += '\n';
     return true;
 }