diff --git a/api/src/cli.ts b/api/src/cli.ts
index 800263450..a02bbf360 100644
--- a/api/src/cli.ts
+++ b/api/src/cli.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ try {
             nativeShell: { executablePath: shellToUse },
         },
     });
+    process.exit(0);
 } catch (error) {
     cliLogger.error('ERROR:', error);
     internalLogger.error({