diff --git a/bbot/cli.py b/bbot/cli.py
index 679ca24fb..e480b3d4e 100755
--- a/bbot/cli.py
+++ b/bbot/cli.py
@@ -351,12 +351,7 @@ async def akeyboard_listen():
 
                         keyboard_listen_task = asyncio.create_task(akeyboard_listen())
 
-                    try:
-                        await scanner.async_start_without_generator()
-                    finally:
-                        with suppress(Exception):
-                            keyboard_listen_task.cancel()
-                            await keyboard_listen_task
+                    await scanner.async_start_without_generator()
 
             except bbot.core.errors.ScanError as e:
                 log_to_stderr(str(e), level="ERROR")