diff --git a/scripts/connect_to_testnet.nims b/scripts/connect_to_testnet.nims
index 7c9b6146a..a4934d437 100644
--- a/scripts/connect_to_testnet.nims
+++ b/scripts/connect_to_testnet.nims
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ cli do (skipGoerliKey {.
     if privKey.len > 0:
       mkDir validatorsDir
       mode = Verbose
-      execIgnoringExitCode replace(&"""{beaconNodeBinary} makeDeposits
+      exec replace(&"""{beaconNodeBinary} makeDeposits
         --random-deposits=1
         --deposits-dir="{validatorsDir}"
         --deposit-private-key={privKey}