diff --git a/src/rpc/transport.ts b/src/rpc/transport.ts
index 1835d1d111..cf1ec92682 100644
--- a/src/rpc/transport.ts
+++ b/src/rpc/transport.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export class Transport {
   constructor(pipeWrite: NodeJS.WritableStream, pipeRead: NodeJS.ReadableStream) {
     this._pipeWrite = pipeWrite;
     pipeRead.on('data', buffer => this._dispatch(buffer));
+    pipeRead.on('close', () => process.exit(0));
     this.onmessage = undefined;
     this.onclose = undefined;
   }