diff --git a/resources/bin/bal b/resources/bin/bal
index 39a90a2c..76a03078 100755
--- a/resources/bin/bal
+++ b/resources/bin/bal
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ then
     else
         $JAVA_COMMAND -jar $CURRENT_PATH/../lib/ballerina-command-@version@.jar "$@"
     fi
-    exit $?
 
     if [ "$1" == "update" ] && [ -d "$CURRENT_PATH/../ballerina-command-tmp" ]; then
         $CURRENT_PATH/../ballerina-command-tmp/install
diff --git a/resources/bin/bal.bat b/resources/bin/bal.bat
index 4624a3cd..29554a57 100644
--- a/resources/bin/bal.bat
+++ b/resources/bin/bal.bat
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ if "%dist%" == "true" (
    ) else (
         %JAVA_CMD% -jar %CURRENT_PATH%..\lib\ballerina-command-@version@.jar %*
    )
-   exit /b %errorlevel%
    if "%update%" == "true" if exist  %CURRENT_PATH%..\ballerina-command-tmp (
         call %CURRENT_PATH%\..\ballerina-command-tmp\install.bat
         if %errorlevel% neq 0 (