diff --git a/src/commands/hld/init.ts b/src/commands/hld/init.ts
index 47f2e52e4..71dc1cff7 100644
--- a/src/commands/hld/init.ts
+++ b/src/commands/hld/init.ts
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ export const commandDecorator = (command: commander.Command): void => {
     // gitPush will is always true or false. It shall not be
     // undefined because default value is set in the commander decorator
     await execute(projectPath, opts.gitPush, async (status: number) => {
-      await exitCmd(logger);
-      process.exit(status);
+      await exitCmd(logger, process.exit, status);
     });
   });
 };
diff --git a/src/commands/project/create-variable-group.ts b/src/commands/project/create-variable-group.ts
index 2a6973d9b..bc6beeb9b 100644
--- a/src/commands/project/create-variable-group.ts
+++ b/src/commands/project/create-variable-group.ts
@@ -154,8 +154,7 @@ export const commandDecorator = (command: commander.Command): void => {
   buildCmd(command, decorator).action(
     async (variableGroupName: string, opts: ICommandOptions) => {
       await execute(variableGroupName, opts, async (status: number) => {
-        await exitCmd(logger);
-        process.exit(status);
+        await exitCmd(logger, process.exit, status);
       });
     }
   );
diff --git a/src/commands/project/init.ts b/src/commands/project/init.ts
index 0ebb05407..de130bac9 100644
--- a/src/commands/project/init.ts
+++ b/src/commands/project/init.ts
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ export const execute = async (
 export const commandDecorator = (command: commander.Command): void => {
   buildCmd(command, decorator).action(async (opts: ICommandOptions) => {
     await execute(opts, async (status: number) => {
-      await exitCmd(logger);
-      process.exit(status);
+      await exitCmd(logger, process.exit, status);
     });
   });
 };
diff --git a/src/lib/commandBuilder.test.ts b/src/lib/commandBuilder.test.ts
index 0218ad94e..f4132edd2 100644
--- a/src/lib/commandBuilder.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/commandBuilder.test.ts
@@ -105,10 +105,10 @@ describe("Tests Command Builder's validation function", () => {
 });
 
 describe("Tests Command Builder's exit function", () => {
-  it("calling exit function", () => {
-    jest.spyOn(logger, "info");
-    exitCmd(logger).then(() => {
-      expect(logger.info).toBeCalledTimes(1);
-    });
+  it("calling exit function", async () => {
+    const exitFn = jest.fn();
+    await exitCmd(logger, exitFn, 1);
+    expect(exitFn).toBeCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(exitFn.mock.calls).toEqual([[1]]);
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/lib/commandBuilder.ts b/src/lib/commandBuilder.ts
index 4196ae81b..40699f5e0 100644
--- a/src/lib/commandBuilder.ts
+++ b/src/lib/commandBuilder.ts
@@ -108,11 +108,20 @@ export const validateForRequiredValues = (
  * In future there may be other housekeeper tasks.
  *
  * @param log Logger instance
+ * @param exitFn exit function
+ * @param statusCode Exit status code
  */
-export const exit = (log: Logger): Promise<void> => {
+
+export const exit = (
+  log: Logger,
+  exitFn: (status: number) => void,
+  statusCode: number
+): Promise<void> => {
   return new Promise(resolve => {
-    log.info("", null, () => {
+    log.end();
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      exitFn(statusCode);
       resolve();
-    });
+    }, 1000);
   });
 };