diff --git a/api/package.json b/api/package.json
index af43ef9..dc4d785 100644
--- a/api/package.json
+++ b/api/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "dev": "DEBUG='cc:*' NODE_ENV=dev nodemon server.js",
     "eslint": "$(npm bin)/eslint",
     "lint": "eslint '**/*.js'",
-    "test": "mocha --require ./test/config/spec_helper.js",
+    "test": "mocha --exit --require ./test/config/spec_helper.js",
     "start-test": "DEBUG='cc:*' NODE_ENV=unitTest node server.js",
     "start-api-test": "rm -rf ./apib/dredd/data/tmp-resource && cp -r ./apib/dredd/data/resource ./apib/dredd/data/tmp-resource && DEBUG='cc:*' NODE_ENV=dreddTest node server.js",
     "api:compile-docs": "$(npm bin)/hercule apib/dev-doc.apib -o apib/documentation.apib",