diff --git a/lib/monitor/run.js b/lib/monitor/run.js
index b277877b..df5a3804 100644
--- a/lib/monitor/run.js
+++ b/lib/monitor/run.js
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ function run(options) {
       if (options.exitcrash) {
         utils.log.fail('app crashed');
         if (!config.required) {
-          process.exit(0);
+          process.exit(1);
         }
       } else {
         utils.log.fail('app crashed - waiting for file changes before' +