diff --git a/man/man1/sk.1 b/man/man1/sk.1
index 3358afcb..43900a48 100644
--- a/man/man1/sk.1
+++ b/man/man1/sk.1
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ e.g. \fBsk --bind=ctrl-j:accept,ctrl-k:kill-line\fR
     \fBbeginning-of-line\fR     \fIctrl-a  home\fR
     \fBclear-screen\fR          \fIctrl-l\fR
     \fBdelete-char\fR           \fIdel\fR
-    \fBdelete-char/eof\fR       \fIctrl-d\fR
+    \fBdelete-charEOF\fR        \fIctrl-d\fR
     \fBdeselect-all\fR
     \fBdown\fR                  \fIctrl-j  ctrl-n  down\fR
     \fBend-of-line\fR           \fIctrl-e  end\fR
diff --git a/src/model.rs b/src/model.rs
index f52cf1f7..a100a7fa 100644
--- a/src/model.rs
+++ b/src/model.rs
@@ -448,14 +448,8 @@ impl Model {
 
                 Event::EvActDeleteCharEOF => {
                     if env.query.is_empty() {
-                        let _ = self.term.send_event(TermEvent::Key(Key::Null));
-                        if let Some(ctrl) = self.reader_control.take() {
-                            ctrl.kill();
-                        }
-                        if let Some(ctrl) = self.matcher_control.take() {
-                            ctrl.kill();
-                        }
-                        return None;
+                        next_event = Some((Event::EvActAbort, Box::new(true)));
+                        continue;
                     }
                 }