diff --git a/java/sca/modules/node2-launcher/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/node/launcher/DomainManagerLauncher.java b/java/sca/modules/node2-launcher/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/node/launcher/DomainManagerLauncher.java
index fa199bfa45..e962491b25 100644
--- a/java/sca/modules/node2-launcher/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/node/launcher/DomainManagerLauncher.java
+++ b/java/sca/modules/node2-launcher/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/node/launcher/DomainManagerLauncher.java
@@ -90,7 +90,14 @@ public class DomainManagerLauncher {
         logger.info("Press enter to shutdown.");
         try {
             System.in.read();
-        } catch (IOException e) {}
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            
+            // Wait forever
+            Object lock = new Object();
+            synchronized(lock) {
+                lock.wait();
+            }
+        }
 
         // Stop the domain manager
         try {
diff --git a/java/sca/modules/node2-launcher/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/node/launcher/NodeDaemonLauncher.java b/java/sca/modules/node2-launcher/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/node/launcher/NodeDaemonLauncher.java
index 64af0b8849..2756bf2073 100644
--- a/java/sca/modules/node2-launcher/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/node/launcher/NodeDaemonLauncher.java
+++ b/java/sca/modules/node2-launcher/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/node/launcher/NodeDaemonLauncher.java
@@ -79,7 +79,14 @@ public class NodeDaemonLauncher {
         logger.info("Press enter to shutdown.");
         try {
             System.in.read();
-        } catch (IOException e) {}
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            
+            // Wait forever
+            Object lock = new Object();
+            synchronized(lock) {
+                lock.wait();
+            }
+        }
 
         // Stop the node daemon
         try {
diff --git a/java/sca/modules/node2-launcher/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/node/launcher/NodeLauncher.java b/java/sca/modules/node2-launcher/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/node/launcher/NodeLauncher.java
index 1c19ac0c08..44a5430976 100644
--- a/java/sca/modules/node2-launcher/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/node/launcher/NodeLauncher.java
+++ b/java/sca/modules/node2-launcher/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/node/launcher/NodeLauncher.java
@@ -129,7 +129,14 @@ public class NodeLauncher {
         logger.info("Press enter to shutdown.");
         try {
             System.in.read();
-        } catch (IOException e) {}
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            
+            // Wait forever
+            Object lock = new Object();
+            synchronized(lock) {
+                lock.wait();
+            }
+        }
 
         // Stop the node
         try {