diff --git a/packages/create-lz-oapp/src/index.tsx b/packages/create-lz-oapp/src/index.tsx
index 3dae794aa..e91e975cf 100644
--- a/packages/create-lz-oapp/src/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/create-lz-oapp/src/index.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import React from "react";
 import { render } from "ink";
 import { Command } from "commander";
-import { promptForConfig, promptForContinue } from "@/utilities/prompts.js";
+import { promptForConfig } from "@/utilities/prompts.js";
 import { Header } from "@/components/branding.js";
 import { ConfigSummary } from "@/components/config.js";
 import { Setup } from "@/components/setup.js";
 import { Providers } from "@/components/providers.js";
+import { promptToContinue } from "@layerzerolabs/io-utils";
 
 new Command("create-lz-oapp")
   .description("Create LayerZero OApp with one command")
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ new Command("create-lz-oapp")
       render(<ConfigSummary value={config} />).unmount();
 
       // Then we confirm we want to do this after showing the user what they have specified
-      const continuePlease = await promptForContinue();
+      const continuePlease = await promptToContinue();
       if (!continuePlease) {
         return;
       }
diff --git a/packages/create-lz-oapp/src/utilities/prompts.ts b/packages/create-lz-oapp/src/utilities/prompts.ts
index 8c1daaaf2..e52626140 100644
--- a/packages/create-lz-oapp/src/utilities/prompts.ts
+++ b/packages/create-lz-oapp/src/utilities/prompts.ts
@@ -1,27 +1,9 @@
 import { EXAMPLES, PACKAGE_MANAGERS } from '@/config.js'
 import prompts from 'prompts'
 import { isPackageManagerAvailable } from './installation.js'
-import { isDirectory } from '@layerzerolabs/io-utils'
+import { handlePromptState, isDirectory } from '@layerzerolabs/io-utils'
 import { resolve } from 'path'
 
-const handlePromptState = (state: { aborted: boolean }) => {
-    if (state.aborted) {
-        // If we don't re-enable the terminal cursor before exiting
-        // the program, the cursor will remain hidden
-        process.stdout.write('\x1B[?25h')
-        process.stdout.write('\n')
-        process.exit(1)
-    }
-}
-
-export const promptForContinue = async () =>
-    prompts({
-        type: 'confirm',
-        name: 'pleasecontinue',
-        message: 'Would you like to continue?',
-        initial: true,
-    }).then(({ pleasecontinue }): boolean => pleasecontinue)
-
 export const promptForConfig = () =>
     prompts([
         {
diff --git a/packages/io-utils/src/stdio/prompts.ts b/packages/io-utils/src/stdio/prompts.ts
index 3e323a896..bab716ced 100644
--- a/packages/io-utils/src/stdio/prompts.ts
+++ b/packages/io-utils/src/stdio/prompts.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,31 @@
 import assert from 'assert'
 import prompts from 'prompts'
 
+/**
+ * Helper utility to be used when raw access to prompts
+ * is required.
+ *
+ * This should be passed to `onState` property of the options
+ * to handle cases where the user sends a SIGTERM signal to the process
+ * (ctrl + c) usually.
+ *
+ * If not passed in, the SIGTERM will cancel the prompt but the promise
+ * will resolve with an invalid result and, what's more important,
+ * if cursor had been hidden it will be swallowed and people will need to
+ * restart their terminal to bring it back
+ *
+ * @param {{ aborted?: boolean}} state Prompts state object
+ */
+export const handlePromptState = (state: { aborted?: boolean }) => {
+    if (state.aborted) {
+        // If we don't re-enable the terminal cursor before exiting
+        // the program, the cursor will remain hidden
+        process.stdout.write('\x1B[?25h')
+        process.stdout.write('\n')
+        process.exit(1)
+    }
+}
+
 export const promptToContinue = async (
     message: string = 'Do you want to continue?',
     defaultValue = true
@@ -10,6 +35,7 @@ export const promptToContinue = async (
         name: 'value',
         message,
         initial: defaultValue,
+        onState: handlePromptState,
     })
 
     assert(typeof value === 'boolean', `Invariant error: Expected a boolean response, got ${value}`)