diff --git a/src/errors/index.ts b/src/errors/index.ts
index ce120a502..873d61635 100644
--- a/src/errors/index.ts
+++ b/src/errors/index.ts
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@ export {ExitError} from './errors/exit'
 export {ModuleLoadError} from './errors/module-load'
 export {handle} from './handle'
 
-export function exit(code = 0): never {
-  throw new ExitError(code)
+export function exit(code = 0) {
+  if (code !== 0) {
+    throw new ExitError(code)
+  }
 }
 
 export function error(input: Error | string, options: {exit: false} & PrettyPrintableError): void
diff --git a/test/command/command.test.ts b/test/command/command.test.ts
index 35f33ea4d..c86f3336e 100644
--- a/test/command/command.test.ts
+++ b/test/command/command.test.ts
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ describe('command', () => {
 
       return Command.run([])
     })
-    .catch(/EEXIT: 0/)
-    .it('exits with 0')
+    .it('exits with 0 does not throw error')
 
   describe('parse', () => {
     fancy.stdout().it('has a flag', async (ctx) => {