diff --git a/cmd/soar/soar.go b/cmd/soar/soar.go
index ebe67964492fd239a933b0bc3df6cf2c29d98cb8..c0a0907f7afd747403518b92ee2738f278e62ab2 100644
--- a/cmd/soar/soar.go
+++ b/cmd/soar/soar.go
@@ -495,4 +495,5 @@ func shutdown(vEnv *env.VirtualEnv, rEnv *database.Connector) {
 	if common.Config.DropTestTemporary {
 		vEnv.CleanUp()
 	}
+	os.Exit(0)
 }