diff --git a/awx/main/management/commands/run_callback_receiver.py b/awx/main/management/commands/run_callback_receiver.py
index 89beb7ebd3..314650283d 100644
--- a/awx/main/management/commands/run_callback_receiver.py
+++ b/awx/main/management/commands/run_callback_receiver.py
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 
 # Python
 import logging
-from threading import Thread
-from Queue import Queue as ThreadQueue
-from Queue import Empty as QueueEmpty
+import signal
 from uuid import UUID
+from multiprocessing import Process
+from multiprocessing import Queue as MPQueue
+from Queue import Empty as QueueEmpty
 
 from kombu import Connection, Exchange, Queue
 from kombu.mixins import ConsumerMixin
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ from kombu.mixins import ConsumerMixin
 # Django
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.management.base import NoArgsCommand
+from django.db import connection as django_connection
 from django.db import DatabaseError
 
 # AWX
@@ -25,15 +27,28 @@ logger = logging.getLogger('awx.main.commands.run_callback_receiver')
 class CallbackBrokerWorker(ConsumerMixin):
     def __init__(self, connection, use_workers=True):
         self.connection = connection
-        self.partial_events = {}
         self.worker_queues = []
         self.total_messages = 0
+        self.init_workers(use_workers)
+
+    def init_workers(self, use_workers=True):
+        def shutdown_handler(active_workers):
+            def _handler(signum, frame):
+                try:
+                    for active_worker in active_workers:
+                        active_worker.terminate()
+                    signal.signal(signum, signal.SIG_DFL)
+                    os.kill(os.getpid(), signum) # Rethrow signal, this time without catching it
+                except Exception:
+                    # TODO: LOG
+                    pass
+            return _handler
 
         if use_workers:
-            connection.close()
+            django_connection.close()
             for idx in range(settings.JOB_EVENT_WORKERS):
-                queue_actual = ThreadQueue(settings.JOB_EVENT_MAX_QUEUE_SIZE)
-                w = Thread(target=self.callback_worker, args=(queue_actual, idx,))
+                queue_actual = MPQueue(settings.JOB_EVENT_MAX_QUEUE_SIZE)
+                w = Process(target=self.callback_worker, args=(queue_actual, idx,))
                 w.start()
                 if settings.DEBUG:
                     logger.info('Started worker %s' % str(idx))
@@ -41,6 +56,9 @@ class CallbackBrokerWorker(ConsumerMixin):
         elif settings.DEBUG:
             logger.warn('Started callback receiver (no workers)')
 
+        signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, shutdown_handler([p[2] for p in self.worker_queues]))
+        signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, shutdown_handler([p[2] for p in self.worker_queues]))
+
     def get_consumers(self, Consumer, channel):
         return [Consumer(queues=[Queue(settings.CALLBACK_QUEUE,
                                        Exchange(settings.CALLBACK_QUEUE, type='direct'),