diff --git a/src/cli/cliRun.ts b/src/cli/cliRun.ts
index d481e357..a07b571f 100644
--- a/src/cli/cliRun.ts
+++ b/src/cli/cliRun.ts
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ export const run = async () => {
     await program.parseAsync(process.argv);
   } catch (error) {
     handleError(error);
+    process.exit(1);
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/tests/cli/cliRun.test.ts b/tests/cli/cliRun.test.ts
index f8da7177..d400df06 100644
--- a/tests/cli/cliRun.test.ts
+++ b/tests/cli/cliRun.test.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { program } from 'commander';
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest';
 import * as defaultAction from '../../src/cli/actions/defaultAction.js';
 import * as initAction from '../../src/cli/actions/initAction.js';
@@ -36,16 +37,6 @@ vi.mock('../../src/shared/logger', () => ({
   setLogLevelByEnv: vi.fn(),
 }));
 
-vi.mock('commander', () => ({
-  program: {
-    description: vi.fn().mockReturnThis(),
-    arguments: vi.fn().mockReturnThis(),
-    option: vi.fn().mockReturnThis(),
-    action: vi.fn().mockReturnThis(),
-    parseAsync: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
-  },
-}));
-
 vi.mock('../../src/cli/actions/defaultAction');
 vi.mock('../../src/cli/actions/initAction');
 vi.mock('../../src/cli/actions/remoteAction');
@@ -163,8 +154,18 @@ describe('cliRun', () => {
     vi.mocked(versionAction.runVersionAction).mockResolvedValue();
   });
 
-  test('should run without arguments', async () => {
+  test('should call process.exit(1) on error', async () => {
+    const exitSpy = vi.spyOn(process, 'exit').mockImplementationOnce(() => undefined as never);
+    const parseSpy = vi.spyOn(program, 'description').mockImplementationOnce(() => {
+      throw Error();
+    });
+    const handleErrorSpy = vi.spyOn(logger, 'error');
     await expect(run()).resolves.not.toThrow();
+    expect(exitSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(1);
+    expect(handleErrorSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    exitSpy.mockReset();
+    parseSpy.mockReset();
+    handleErrorSpy.mockReset();
   });
 
   describe('executeAction', () => {