diff --git a/pypxe/dhcp.py b/pypxe/dhcp.py
index 0dbaddf..46b5b60 100644
--- a/pypxe/dhcp.py
+++ b/pypxe/dhcp.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 import struct
 import os
 import logging
-import signal
 import json
 from collections import defaultdict
 from time import time
@@ -130,12 +129,7 @@ def __init__(self, **server_settings):
             except ValueError:
                 pass
 
-        signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, self.export_leases)
-        signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, self.export_leases)
-        signal.signal(signal.SIGALRM, self.export_leases)
-        signal.signal(signal.SIGHUP, self.export_leases)
-
-    def export_leases(self, signum, frame):
+    def export_leases(self):
         if self.save_leases_file:
             export_safe = dict()
             for lease in self.leases:
@@ -145,10 +139,6 @@ def export_leases(self, signum, frame):
             json.dump(export_safe, leases_file)
             self.logger.info('Exported leases to {0}'.format(self.save_leases_file))
 
-        # if keyboard interrupt, propagate upwards
-        if signum == signal.SIGINT:
-            raise KeyboardInterrupt
-
     def get_namespaced_static(self, path, fallback = {}):
         statics = self.static_config
         for child in path.split('.'):
diff --git a/pypxe/server.py b/pypxe/server.py
index 8ff6aa5..a8c927e 100755
--- a/pypxe/server.py
+++ b/pypxe/server.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import json
 import logging
 import logging.handlers
+import signal
 
 try:
     import argparse
@@ -250,6 +251,13 @@ def main():
         # configure/start DHCP server
         if args.USE_DHCP:
 
+            def dhcp_export_leases(signum, frame):
+                dhcp_server.export_leases()
+
+                # if keyboard interrupt, propagate upwards
+                if signum == signal.SIGINT:
+                    raise KeyboardInterrupt
+
             # setup DHCP logger
             dhcp_logger = helpers.get_child_logger(sys_logger, 'DHCP')
             if args.DHCP_MODE_PROXY:
@@ -278,6 +286,10 @@ def main():
                 static_config = loaded_statics,
                 logger = dhcp_logger,
                 saveleases = args.LEASES_FILE)
+            signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, dhcp_export_leases)
+            signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, dhcp_export_leases)
+            signal.signal(signal.SIGALRM, dhcp_export_leases)
+            signal.signal(signal.SIGHUP, dhcp_export_leases)
             dhcpd = threading.Thread(target = dhcp_server.listen)
             dhcpd.daemon = True
             dhcpd.start()