diff --git a/counterparty-lib/counterpartylib/lib/api/api_server.py b/counterparty-lib/counterpartylib/lib/api/api_server.py
index b5a5d01cdd..f97b215fec 100644
--- a/counterparty-lib/counterpartylib/lib/api/api_server.py
+++ b/counterparty-lib/counterpartylib/lib/api/api_server.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import argparse
 import logging
 import multiprocessing
+import signal
 from multiprocessing import Process
 from threading import Timer
 
@@ -93,6 +94,10 @@ def handle_route(**kwargs):
 
 
 def run_api_server(args):
+    # default signal handlers
+    signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, signal.SIG_DFL)
+    signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal.default_int_handler)
+
     app = Flask(config.APP_NAME)
     # Initialise log and config
     server.initialise_log_and_config(argparse.Namespace(**args))
diff --git a/counterparty-lib/counterpartylib/lib/api/util.py b/counterparty-lib/counterpartylib/lib/api/util.py
index be0e1cfa56..3585234367 100644
--- a/counterparty-lib/counterpartylib/lib/api/util.py
+++ b/counterparty-lib/counterpartylib/lib/api/util.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def init_api_access_log(flask_app):
     flask_app.logger.removeHandler(flask.logging.default_handler)
     flask_app.logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
     werkzeug_logger = logging.getLogger("werkzeug")
-    while werkzeug_logger.hasHandlers():
+    while len(werkzeug_logger.handlers) > 0:
         werkzeug_logger.removeHandler(werkzeug_logger.handlers[0])
 
     # Log to file, if configured...
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ def init_api_access_log(flask_app):
         handler = logging_handlers.RotatingFileHandler(
             config.API_LOG, "a", config.API_MAX_LOG_SIZE, config.API_MAX_LOG_COUNT
         )
+        handler.propagate = False
         handler.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
         flask_app.logger.addHandler(handler)
         werkzeug_logger.addHandler(handler)