diff --git a/lib/dashboard/repl.js b/lib/dashboard/repl.js
index 44848db4a..f416bc941 100644
--- a/lib/dashboard/repl.js
+++ b/lib/dashboard/repl.js
@@ -6,10 +6,14 @@ class REPL {
   }
 
   start(done) {
-    repl.start({
+    let replServer = repl.start({
       prompt: "Embark (" + this.env + ") > "
     });
 
+    replServer.on('exit', () => {
+      process.exit();
+    });
+
     done();
   }
 }