diff --git a/src/cli.ts b/src/cli.ts
index 4d18bbd..9aa94b8 100755
--- a/src/cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli.ts
@@ -181,6 +181,11 @@ async function main() {
     process.stdin.on("data", (data: Buffer) => {
       // ctrl+z in raw mode - suspend child and self
       if (data.length === 1 && data[0] === 0x1a) {
+        // Restore terminal to cooked mode BEFORE suspending
+        // This lets the shell work properly while we're stopped
+        if (process.stdin.isTTY) {
+          process.stdin.setRawMode(false);
+        }
         if (pty) {
           process.kill(pty.pid, "SIGTSTP");
         }