diff --git a/.goreleaser.yaml b/.goreleaser.yaml
index 3bcad0fc85..54d26566e5 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -80,25 +80,6 @@ builds:
       - "{{ .Env.STRIP_FLAGS }}"
       - "-linkmode={{ .Env.LINKMODE }}"
       - -extldflags "-lc -lrt -lpthread --static"
-  - id: akash-windows-amd64
-    binary: akash
-    main: ./cmd/akash
-    goarch:
-      - amd64
-    goos:
-      - windows
-    env:
-      - CC=x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc
-      - CXX=x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++
-    flags:
-      - "-mod={{ .Env.MOD }}"
-      - "-tags={{ .Env.BUILD_TAGS }}"
-      - -trimpath
-      - -buildmode=exe
-    ldflags:
-      - "{{ .Env.BUILD_VARS }}"
-      - "{{ .Env.STRIP_FLAGS }}"
-      - "-linkmode={{ .Env.LINKMODE }}"
 universal_binaries:
   - id: akash-darwin-universal
     ids:
@@ -112,7 +93,6 @@ archives:
       - akash-darwin-universal
       - akash-linux-amd64
       - akash-linux-arm64
-      - akash-windows-amd64
     name_template: "akash_{{ .Version }}_{{ .Os }}_{{ .Arch }}"
     wrap_in_directory: false
     formats:
@@ -124,7 +104,6 @@ archives:
       - akash-darwin-universal
       - akash-linux-amd64
       - akash-linux-arm64
-      - akash-windows-amd64
     name_template: "akash_{{ .Os }}_{{ .Arch }}"
     wrap_in_directory: false
     formats:
diff --git a/cmd/akash/cmd/testnetify/testnetify.go b/cmd/akash/cmd/testnetify/testnetify.go
index 2305aa3e89..5941fadd24 100644
--- a/cmd/akash/cmd/testnetify/testnetify.go
+++ b/cmd/akash/cmd/testnetify/testnetify.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
-	"os/signal"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
@@ -163,9 +162,9 @@ you want to test the upgrade handler itself.
 
 			go func() {
 				defer func() {
-					sigChan := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
-					signal.Notify(sigChan, os.Interrupt)
-					sigChan <- os.Interrupt
+					if proc, err := os.FindProcess(os.Getpid()); err == nil {
+						_ = proc.Signal(os.Interrupt)
+					}
 				}()
 				ctx := cmd.Context()