diff --git a/vti/src/cli.ts b/vti/src/cli.ts
index a3ac876645..7aba9d4a0d 100644
--- a/vti/src/cli.ts
+++ b/vti/src/cli.ts
@@ -167,4 +167,5 @@ async function getDiagnostics(workspaceUri: URI) {
   }
 })().catch(err => {
   console.error(`VTI operation failed with error: ${err}`);
+  process.exit(1);
 });