diff --git a/ingesters/src/generateEmbeddings.ts b/ingesters/src/generateEmbeddings.ts
index f999cd6..e4a2fad 100644
--- a/ingesters/src/generateEmbeddings.ts
+++ b/ingesters/src/generateEmbeddings.ts
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ async function ingestSource(source: DocumentSource): Promise<void> {
  * Main function to run the ingestion process
  */
 async function main() {
+  let exitCode = 0;
   try {
     // Prompt user for target
     const target = await promptForTarget();
@@ -201,12 +202,18 @@ async function main() {
 
     logger.info('All specified ingestion processes completed successfully.');
   } catch (error) {
+    exitCode = 1;
     logger.error('An error occurred during the ingestion process:', error);
   } finally {
-    // Clean up resources
-    if (vectorStore) {
-      await vectorStore.close();
-      process.exit(0);
+    // Clean up resources and exit deterministically
+    try {
+      if (vectorStore) {
+        await vectorStore.close();
+      }
+    } catch (cleanupError) {
+      logger.warn('Error while cleaning up resources:', cleanupError);
+    } finally {
+      process.exit(exitCode);
     }
   }
 }