diff --git a/src/lmstudio/plugin/_dev_runner.py b/src/lmstudio/plugin/_dev_runner.py
index f6c279b..4e1b75d 100644
--- a/src/lmstudio/plugin/_dev_runner.py
+++ b/src/lmstudio/plugin/_dev_runner.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
     assert_never,
 )
 
-
 from .runner import (
     ENV_CLIENT_ID,
     ENV_CLIENT_KEY,
@@ -113,22 +112,41 @@ async def register_dev_plugin(self) -> AsyncGenerator[tuple[str, str], None]:
                 message: DevPluginRegistrationEndDict = {"type": "end"}
                 await channel.send_message(message)
 
+    async def _run_plugin_task(
+        self, result_queue: asyncio.Queue[int], debug: bool = False
+    ) -> None:
+        async with self.register_dev_plugin() as (client_id, client_key):
+            wait_for_subprocess = asyncio.ensure_future(
+                asyncio.to_thread(
+                    partial(
+                        _run_plugin_in_child_process,
+                        self._plugin_path,
+                        client_id,
+                        client_key,
+                        debug,
+                    )
+                )
+            )
+            try:
+                result = await wait_for_subprocess
+            except asyncio.CancelledError:
+                # Likely a Ctrl-C press, which is the expected termination process
+                result_queue.put_nowait(0)
+                raise
+            # Subprocess terminated, pass along its return code in the parent process
+            await result_queue.put(result.returncode)
+
     async def run_plugin(
         self, *, allow_local_imports: bool = True, debug: bool = False
     ) -> int:
         if not allow_local_imports:
             raise ValueError("Local imports are always permitted for dev plugins")
-        async with self.register_dev_plugin() as (client_id, client_key):
-            result = await asyncio.to_thread(
-                partial(
-                    _run_plugin_in_child_process,
-                    self._plugin_path,
-                    client_id,
-                    client_key,
-                    debug,
-                )
-            )
-            return result.returncode
+        result_queue: asyncio.Queue[int] = asyncio.Queue()
+        # Run in the task manager, so this gets cleaned up before the websocket handler
+        await self._task_manager.schedule_task(
+            partial(self._run_plugin_task, result_queue, debug)
+        )
+        return await result_queue.get()
 
 
 # TODO: support the same source code change monitoring features as `lms dev`