diff --git a/src/Manifest/index.ts b/src/Manifest/index.ts
index 3949ea85..dfdea24f 100644
--- a/src/Manifest/index.ts
+++ b/src/Manifest/index.ts
@@ -58,20 +58,6 @@ export class Manifest {
         },
       })
 
-      /**
-       * Print warning when `stderr` exists
-       */
-      if (response.stderr) {
-        if (this.isMalformedJSONError(response.stderr) && this.attempts < this.maxAttempts) {
-          this.attempts++
-          return this.generate()
-        }
-
-        this.logger.warning(WARN_MESSAGE)
-        this.logger.logError(response.stderr)
-        return false
-      }
-
       /**
        * Log success
        */
diff --git a/test/compiler.spec.ts b/test/compiler.spec.ts
index 6e001815..3bef7c3a 100644
--- a/test/compiler.spec.ts
+++ b/test/compiler.spec.ts
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ test.group('Compiler', (group) => {
     assert.isTrue(hasPackageLock)
   }).timeout(0)
 
-  test('gracefully log error when ace file writes to stderr', async (assert) => {
+  test('gracefully log error when ace file finishes with non-zero exit code', async (assert) => {
     await fs.add(
       '.adonisrc.json',
       JSON.stringify({
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ test.group('Compiler', (group) => {
       })
     )
 
-    await fs.add('ace', "console.error('foo')")
+    await fs.add('ace', "console.error('foo');process.exit(1)")
     await fs.add('src/foo.ts', '')
     await fs.add('public/styles/main.css', '')
     await fs.add('public/scripts/main.js', '')