diff --git a/lib/agent/cli_controller.js b/lib/agent/cli_controller.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/agent/cli_controller.js
+++ b/lib/agent/cli_controller.js
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ pid.store(pid_file, function(err, running){
   }
 
   // don't poke instance if running since less than two minutes ago
-  if (run_time < 2) return;
+  if (run_time < 2) return process.exit(0);
 
   var signal = process.env.TRIGGER ? 'SIGUSR2' : 'SIGUSR1';
   process.kill(running.pid, signal);
Agent CLI: Exit explicitly on if (run_time > 2);