diff --git a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-resources/src/main/resources/bin/nifi.sh b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-resources/src/main/resources/bin/nifi.sh
index 7b471d79c5..e224579389 100755
--- a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-resources/src/main/resources/bin/nifi.sh
+++ b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-resources/src/main/resources/bin/nifi.sh
@@ -302,7 +302,6 @@ run() {
     # control back to the user
     sleep 3
     echo
-    exit $EXIT_STATUS
 }
 
 main() {