diff --git a/apps/backend/backend_client.c b/apps/backend/backend_client.c
index 6845696c5..a952bbbed 100644
--- a/apps/backend/backend_client.c
+++ b/apps/backend/backend_client.c
@@ -1860,7 +1860,7 @@ from_client(int   s,
     }
     if (ce_client_descr(ce, &cbce) < 0)
         goto done;
-    if (clixon_msg_rcv11(s, NULL, &cb, &eof) < 0)
+    if (clixon_msg_rcv11(s, NULL, 0, &cb, &eof) < 0)
         goto done;
     if (eof){
         backend_client_rm(h, ce);
diff --git a/apps/cli/cli_common.c b/apps/cli/cli_common.c
index a0159d68a..e8fb157f6 100644
--- a/apps/cli/cli_common.c
+++ b/apps/cli/cli_common.c
@@ -1408,7 +1408,7 @@ cli_notification_cb(int   s,
     enum format_enum   format = (enum format_enum)(uintptr_t)arg;
     cbuf              *cb = NULL;
 
-    if (clixon_msg_rcv11(s, NULL, &cb, &eof) < 0)
+    if (clixon_msg_rcv11(s, NULL, 0, &cb, &eof) < 0)
         goto done;
     if (eof){
         clixon_err(OE_PROTO, ESHUTDOWN, "Socket unexpected close");
diff --git a/apps/netconf/netconf_rpc.c b/apps/netconf/netconf_rpc.c
index d9e01e877..58a454b5d 100644
--- a/apps/netconf/netconf_rpc.c
+++ b/apps/netconf/netconf_rpc.c
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ netconf_notification_cb(int   s,
 
     clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_NETCONF, "");
     yspec = clicon_dbspec_yang(h);
-    if (clixon_msg_rcv11(s, NULL, &cbmsg, &eof) < 0)
+    if (clixon_msg_rcv11(s, NULL, 0, &cbmsg, &eof) < 0)
         goto done;
     /* handle close from remote end: this will exit the client */
     if (eof){
diff --git a/apps/restconf/restconf_stream_fcgi.c b/apps/restconf/restconf_stream_fcgi.c
index f2af65c7d..58c2aa365 100644
--- a/apps/restconf/restconf_stream_fcgi.c
+++ b/apps/restconf/restconf_stream_fcgi.c
@@ -211,14 +211,13 @@ restconf_stream_cb(int   s,
     cxobj        *xtop = NULL; /* top xml */
     cxobj        *xn;        /* notification xml */
     cbuf         *cb = NULL;
-    int           pretty = 0; /* XXX should be via arg */
     cbuf         *cbmsg = NULL;
+    int           pretty = 0; /* XXX should be via arg */
     int           ret;
 
     clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_STREAM, "");
-    if (clixon_msg_rcv11(s, NULL, &cbmsg, &eof) < 0)
+    if (clixon_msg_rcv11(s, NULL, 0, &cbmsg, &eof) < 0)
         goto done;
-    clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_STREAM, "msg: %s", reply?reply->op_body:"null");
     /* handle close from remote end: this will exit the client */
     if (eof){
         clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_STREAM, "eof");
@@ -230,7 +229,7 @@ restconf_stream_cb(int   s,
         clixon_exit_set(1);
         goto done;
     }
-    if ((ret = clixon_xml_parse_string(cbuf_get(cbmsg), YB_NONE, NULL, &xt, NULL)) < 0)
+    if ((ret = clixon_xml_parse_string(cbuf_get(cbmsg), YB_NONE, NULL, &xtop, NULL)) < 0)
         goto done;
     if (ret == 0){
         clixon_err(OE_XML, EFAULT, "Invalid notification");
@@ -266,8 +265,6 @@ restconf_stream_cb(int   s,
     clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_STREAM, "retval: %d", retval);
     if (xtop != NULL)
         xml_free(xtop);
-    if (reply)
-        free(reply);
     if (cbmsg)
         cbuf_free(cbmsg);
     if (cb)
diff --git a/lib/clixon/clixon_proto.h b/lib/clixon/clixon_proto.h
index e7744b005..77802bd98 100644
--- a/lib/clixon/clixon_proto.h
+++ b/lib/clixon/clixon_proto.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ int clixon_msg_send10(int s, const char *descr, cbuf *cb);
 int clixon_rpc10(int sock, const char *descr, cbuf *msgin, cbuf *msgret, int *eof);
 
 /* NETCONF 1.1 */
-int clixon_msg_rcv11(int s, const char *descr, cbuf **cb, int *eof);
+int clixon_msg_rcv11(int s, const char *descr, int intr, cbuf **cb, int *eof);
 int clicon_rpc(int sock, const char *descr, struct clicon_msg *msg, char **xret, int *eof);
 int send_msg_reply(int s, const char *descr, char *data, uint32_t datalen);
 int send_msg_notify_xml(clixon_handle h, int s, const char *descr, cxobj *xev);
diff --git a/lib/src/clixon_proto.c b/lib/src/clixon_proto.c
index 3e785c4b2..d3da591ca 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_proto.c
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_proto.c
@@ -572,9 +572,17 @@ clixon_msg_send11(int         s,
     return retval;
 }
 
+static void
+atomicio_sig_handler(int arg)
+{
+    _atomicio_sig++;
+}
+
 /*! Receive a message using unified NETCONF w chunked framing
  *
  * @param[in]   s      socket (unix or inet) to communicate with backend
+ * @param[in]   descr Description of peer for logging
+ * @param[in]   intr  If set, make a ^C cause an error   (OBSOLETE?)
  * @param[out]  cb     cligen buf struct containing the incoming message
  * @param[out]  eof    Set if eof encountered
  * @retval      0      OK (check eof)
@@ -585,6 +593,7 @@ clixon_msg_send11(int         s,
 int
 clixon_msg_rcv11(int         s,
                  const char *descr,
+                 int         intr,
                  cbuf      **cb,
                  int        *eof)
 {
@@ -600,12 +609,22 @@ clixon_msg_rcv11(int         s,
     int            eom = 0;
     cxobj         *xtop = NULL;
     cxobj         *xerr = NULL;
+    sigset_t          oldsigset;
+    struct sigaction  oldsigaction[32] = {{{0,},},};
 
     if ((cbmsg = cbuf_new()) == NULL){
         clicon_err(OE_XML, errno, "cbuf_new");
         goto done;
     }
     eom = 0;
+    *eof = 0;
+    if (intr){
+        if (clixon_signal_save(&oldsigset, oldsigaction) < 0)
+            goto done;
+        set_signal(SIGINT, SIG_IGN, NULL);
+        clicon_signal_unblock(SIGINT);
+        set_signal_flags(SIGINT, 0, atomicio_sig_handler, NULL);
+    }
     while (*eof == 0 && eom == 0) {
         /* Read input data from socket and append to cbbuf */
         if ((len = netconf_input_read2(s, buf, buflen, eof)) < 0)
@@ -638,6 +657,10 @@ clixon_msg_rcv11(int         s,
     retval = 0;
  done:
     clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_MSG|CLIXON_DBG_DETAIL, "%s done", __FUNCTION__);
+    if (intr){
+        if (clixon_signal_restore(&oldsigset, oldsigaction) < 0)
+            goto done;
+    }
     if (cbmsg)
         cbuf_free(cbmsg);
     if (xtop)
@@ -680,7 +703,7 @@ clicon_rpc(int                sock,
         goto done;
     if (cbsend)
         cbuf_free(cbsend);
-    if (clixon_msg_rcv11(sock, descr, &cbrcv, eof) < 0)
+    if (clixon_msg_rcv11(sock, descr, 0, &cbrcv, eof) < 0)
         goto done;
     if (*eof)
         goto ok;
@@ -693,7 +716,7 @@ clicon_rpc(int                sock,
     }
  ok:
     retval = 0;
-  done:
+ done:
     clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_MSG | CLIXON_DBG_DETAIL, "retval:%d", retval);
     if (reply)
         free(reply);
diff --git a/test/test_snmp_set.sh b/test/test_snmp_set.sh
index 97739d23c..a00c68b0c 100755
--- a/test/test_snmp_set.sh
+++ b/test/test_snmp_set.sh
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ function testinit(){
 
     new "wait backend"
     wait_backend
-        
+
     if [ $SN -ne 0 ]; then
         # Kill old clixon_snmp, if any
         new "Terminating any old clixon_snmp processes"
@@ -269,8 +269,10 @@ if [ $BE -ne 0 ]; then
     fi
     
     sudo pkill -f clixon_backend
-    
-    new "Starting backend"
+fi
+
+if [ $BE -ne 0 ]; then
+    new "Starting backend -s startup -f $cfg -- -V CLIXON-TYPES-MIB/clixonExampleScalars/clixonExampleInteger"
     start_backend -s startup -f $cfg -- -V CLIXON-TYPES-MIB/clixonExampleScalars/clixonExampleInteger
 fi