diff --git a/util/npx_verdaccio b/util/npx_verdaccio
index 99d613dd7..1ba09d4f4 100755
--- a/util/npx_verdaccio
+++ b/util/npx_verdaccio
@@ -60,4 +60,6 @@ spawn('npx', args, {
     // we need to forward this.
     // Otherwise the entire CI build may think that things succeeded.
     if (code !== 0) throw Error(`Exit code: ${code}`)
-  })
\ No newline at end of file
+
+    process.exit()
+  })