diff --git a/export.py b/export.py
index f1b3110..36f2981 100644
--- a/export.py
+++ b/export.py
@@ -128,15 +128,18 @@ def export(m, filtered_emoji, input_path, formats, path, src_size,
         log.bar.finish()
 
 
-    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+    except (KeyboardInterrupt, SystemExit):
+        # make sure all those threads are tidied before exiting the program.
+        # also make sure the bar is finished so it doesnt eat the cursor.
         log.bar.finish()
-        log.out('>∆∆< Cancelled!', 93)
-        log.out('Stopping threads and tidying up...', 93)
-
+        log.out(f'Stopping threads and tidying up...', 93)
         if threads:
             for t in threads:
+                t.kill()
                 t.join()
 
+        raise
+
 
     log.out('- done!', 32)
     if log.filtered_export_task_count > 0:
diff --git a/orxport.py b/orxport.py
index b58cab1..c2da266 100755
--- a/orxport.py
+++ b/orxport.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def main():
     emoji_filter = []
     emoji_filter_text = "" # for error messaging only
     json_out = None
-    web_out = None
+    json_web_out = None
     src_size = None
     num_threads = DEF_NUM_THREADS
     force_desc = False
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ def main():
             elif opt == '-j':
                 json_out = arg
             elif opt == '-J':
-                web_out = arg
+                json_web_out = arg
             elif opt == '-q':
                 t1, t2 = arg.split('x')
                 src_size = int(t1), int(t2)
@@ -179,15 +179,15 @@ def main():
         # JSON out or image out
         if json_out:
             jsonutils.write_emoji(filtered_emoji, json_out)
-        elif web_out:
-            jsonutils.write_web(filtered_emoji, web_out)
+        elif json_web_out:
+            jsonutils.write_web(filtered_emoji, json_web_out)
         else:
             export.export(m, filtered_emoji, input_path, output_formats,
                           os.path.join(output_path, output_naming), src_size,
                           num_threads, renderer, max_batch, verbose)
 
-    except KeyboardInterrupt as e:
-        log.out(f'\n>∆∆< Cancelled!\n{e}', 93)
+    except (KeyboardInterrupt, SystemExit) as e:
+        log.out(f'>∆∆< Cancelled!\n{e}', 93)
         sys.exit(1)
 
     # Where all the exceptions eventually go~