diff --git a/lib/utils/template_generator.js b/lib/utils/template_generator.js
index cf5dcd922..6509c76c0 100644
--- a/lib/utils/template_generator.js
+++ b/lib/utils/template_generator.js
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ class TemplateGenerator {
       utils.runCmd('npm install', null, (err) => {
         if (err) {
           console.error(utils.errorMessage(err).red);
+          process.exit(1);
         }
         console.log(__('Init complete').green);
         console.log('\n' + __('App ready at ').green + templatePath);