diff --git a/.changeset/silver-peaches-lie.md b/.changeset/silver-peaches-lie.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e6867eca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/silver-peaches-lie.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@moonwall/cli": patch
+---
+
+Force exit on failure
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/cmds/entrypoint.ts b/packages/cli/src/cmds/entrypoint.ts
index 91373ee6..df898a72 100755
--- a/packages/cli/src/cmds/entrypoint.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/cmds/entrypoint.ts
@@ -104,9 +104,13 @@ yargs(hideBin(process.argv))
     async (args) => {
       if (args.envName) {
         process.env.MOON_RUN_SCRIPTS = "true";
-        (await testCmd(args.envName.toString(), { testNamePattern: args.GrepTest }))
-          ? process.exit(0)
-          : process.exit(1);
+        if (await testCmd(args.envName.toString(), { testNamePattern: args.GrepTest })) {
+          console.log("✅ All tests passed");
+          process.exit(0);
+        } else {
+          console.log("❌ Some tests failed");
+          process.kill(process.pid, "SIGTERM");
+        }
       } else {
         console.log("❌ No environment specified");
         console.log(`👉 Run 'pnpm moonwall --help' for more information`);
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/cmds/runTests.ts b/packages/cli/src/cmds/runTests.ts
index a5ff5d55..166b4bb6 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/cmds/runTests.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/cmds/runTests.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ export async function testCmd(envName: string, additionalArgs?: object): Promise
   const failed = vitest!.state.getFiles().filter((file) => file.result!.state === "fail");
 
   if (failed.length > 0) {
-    process.stderr.write("Tests failed\n");
     return false;
   } else {
     return true;