diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 74d23a3bb..7507d09f6 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ class Embark {
       process.on('exit', function () {
         process.exit(failures);  // exit with non-zero status if there were failures
       });
+      process.exit();
     });
   }