1 files changed, 24 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/cmd/krino/sort.go b/cmd/krino/sort.go
index 4d5f509..637587d 100644
--- a/cmd/krino/sort.go
+++ b/cmd/krino/sort.go
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func cmdSort(g *globals, names []string, stdout, stderr io.Writer) int {
 		// of polling forever.
 		l, err := lock.Acquire(ctx, e.Config.LockFile(d.Name), !g.yes)
 		if err != nil {
-			if errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) || errors.Is(err, context.DeadlineExceeded) {
+			if interrupted(err) {
 				// Interrupted while waiting for the lock: an interrupt, not
 				// a failure - the ctx.Err() check at the end of this
 				// function already turns this into exit 130, and nothing
@@ -258,21 +258,16 @@ func cmdSort(g *globals, names []string, stdout, stderr io.Writer) int {
 			}
 			res, aerr := e.Apply(ctx, toApply, approved, j, run)
 			if aerr != nil {
-				if errors.Is(aerr, context.Canceled) || errors.Is(aerr, context.DeadlineExceeded) {
-					// Interrupted mid-apply (fix round 2026-09-12/item 2):
-					// treated exactly like the cancelled lock wait above -
-					// not a failure ("context canceled" is a Go-ism, not
-					// something to show a user who just pressed Ctrl-C),
-					// and no further directory is even attempted. The
-					// ctx.Err() check at the end of this function already
-					// turns this into exit 130.
-					return true
+				// Interrupted mid-apply (fix round 2026-09-12/item 2):
+				// treated exactly like the cancelled lock wait above - not
+				// a failure ("context canceled" is a Go-ism, not something
+				// to show a user who just pressed Ctrl-C). The ctx.Err()
+				// check at the end of this function turns it into exit 130.
+				if !interrupted(aerr) {
+					fmt.Fprintf(stderr, "krino: %s: %v\n", d.Name, aerr)
+					exit = 1
 				}
-				fmt.Fprintf(stderr, "krino: %s: %v\n", d.Name, aerr)
-				exit = 1
-				// [w] stops krino whether or not its apply succeeded (review
-				// cli F3): no later directory is planned or asked about.
-				return action == 'w'
+				return stopAfterApply(action, aerr)
 			}
 			fmt.Fprintln(stdout, withNotReviewed(outcome(p, res.Applied, res.Failed, res.Declined), notReviewed))
 			// Ruling 1: only an actual step failure makes the run exit 1
@@ -280,7 +275,7 @@ func cmdSort(g *globals, names []string, stdout, stderr io.Writer) int {
 			if res.Failed > 0 {
 				exit = 1
 			}
-			return action == 'w'
+			return stopAfterApply(action, nil)
 		}()
 
 		if quit {
@@ -583,3 +578,16 @@ func padCell(s string, w int) string {
 	}
 	return s + strings.Repeat(" ", w-n)
 }
+
+// interrupted reports whether err is the context being cancelled (Ctrl-C,
+// SIGTERM, SIGHUP) rather than a failure.
+func interrupted(err error) bool {
+	return errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) || errors.Is(err, context.DeadlineExceeded)
+}
+
+// stopAfterApply reports whether krino stops once a directory has been
+// applied: an interrupt stops it, and so does [w], whether or not its apply
+// succeeded (review cli F3) - no later directory is planned or asked about.
+func stopAfterApply(action rune, err error) bool {
+	return interrupted(err) || action == 'w'
+}