diff --git a/tests/_runCli.ts b/tests/_runCli.ts
index 347fc4cef..182f40ab1 100644
--- a/tests/_runCli.ts
+++ b/tests/_runCli.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export async function runCli(cwd: PortablePath, argv: Array<string>) {
       reject(error);
     });
 
-    child.on(`exit`, exitCode => {
+    child.on(`close`, exitCode => {
       resolve({
         exitCode,
         stdout: Buffer.concat(out).toString(),