diff --git a/lib/log_config.c b/lib/log_config.c
index 7dd6278ba..d60ccd654 100644
--- a/lib/log_config.c
+++ b/lib/log_config.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 
 #include "config.h"
 #include "log.h"
@@ -71,5 +72,7 @@ void cerror(config_setting_t *cfg, const char *fmt, ...)
 	log_print(l, LOG_LVL_ERROR, "%s in %s:%u", buf, file, line);
 
 	free(buf);
-	die();
+
+	killme(SIGABRT);
+	pause();
 }
diff --git a/lib/log_helper.c b/lib/log_helper.c
index 1467605df..593d3460e 100644
--- a/lib/log_helper.c
+++ b/lib/log_helper.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
  *********************************************************************************/
 
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 
 #include "utils.h"
 #include "log.h"
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@ void error(const char *fmt, ...)
 	log_vprint(l, LOG_LVL_ERROR, fmt, ap);
 	va_end(ap);
 
-	killme(SIGALRM);
+	killme(SIGABRT);
+	pause();
 }
 
 void serror(const char *fmt, ...)
@@ -101,5 +103,7 @@ void serror(const char *fmt, ...)
 	log_print(l, LOG_LVL_ERROR, "%s: %m (%u)", buf, errno);
 
 	free(buf);
-	killme(SIGALRM);
+
+	killme(SIGABRT);
+	pause();
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/nodes/file.c b/lib/nodes/file.c
index e6e01cf25..3f31e2b70 100644
--- a/lib/nodes/file.c
+++ b/lib/nodes/file.c
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ retry:	values = sample_io_villas_fscan(f->read.handle->file, s, &flags); /* Get
 				case FILE_EOF_EXIT:
 					info("Reached end-of-file of node %s", node_name(n));
 					killme(SIGTERM);
+					pause();
 				
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/lib/nodes/signal.c b/lib/nodes/signal.c
index 4b64808ec..ec1bc2a4c 100644
--- a/lib/nodes/signal.c
+++ b/lib/nodes/signal.c
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ int signal_read(struct node *n, struct sample *smps[], unsigned cnt)
 	if (s->limit > 0 && s->counter >= s->limit) {
 		info("Reached limit");
 		killme(SIGTERM);
+		pause();
 	}
 
 	s->counter += steps;
diff --git a/lib/utils.c b/lib/utils.c
index 16e7110cb..fea90a9d2 100644
--- a/lib/utils.c
+++ b/lib/utils.c
@@ -88,13 +88,6 @@ double randf()
 	return (double) random() / RAND_MAX;
 }
 
-void die()
-{
-	int zero = 0;
-	log_outdent(&zero);
-	abort();
-}
-
 char * strcatf(char **dest, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
 	va_list ap;