diff --git a/packages/inquirerer/src/keypress.ts b/packages/inquirerer/src/keypress.ts
index 010646e..b715db1 100644
--- a/packages/inquirerer/src/keypress.ts
+++ b/packages/inquirerer/src/keypress.ts
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ export class TerminalKeypress {
   pause(): void {
     this.active = false;
     this.clearHandlers();
+    if (typeof (this.input as any).setRawMode === 'function') {
+      (this.input as any).setRawMode(false);
+    }
   }
 
   resume(): void {
diff --git a/packages/inquirerer/src/prompt.ts b/packages/inquirerer/src/prompt.ts
index 7962533..0cb1a60 100644
--- a/packages/inquirerer/src/prompt.ts
+++ b/packages/inquirerer/src/prompt.ts
@@ -1329,7 +1329,11 @@ export class Inquirerer {
   public close() {
     if (this.rl) {
       this.rl.close();
+      this.rl = null;
+    }
+    if (this.keypress) {
       this.keypress.destroy();
+      this.keypress = null;
     }
   }
 }