diff --git a/npm/cli.js b/npm/cli.js
index 895782f980a..70ce710e0ae 100755
--- a/npm/cli.js
+++ b/npm/cli.js
@@ -4,4 +4,7 @@ var electron = require('./')
 
 var proc = require('child_process')
 
-proc.spawn(electron, process.argv.slice(2), {stdio: 'inherit'});
+var child = proc.spawn(electron, process.argv.slice(2), {stdio: 'inherit'});
+child.on('close', function (code) {
+  process.exit(code);
+})