diff --git a/run-tests.js b/run-tests.js
index 4aa0796e981bb..257614be73dc8 100644
--- a/run-tests.js
+++ b/run-tests.js
@@ -251,7 +251,8 @@ async function main() {
       if (testPatternRegex) {
         console.log('Running related tests:', testPatternRegex.toString())
       } else {
-        console.log('No matching related tests.')
+        console.log('No matching related tests, exiting.')
+        process.exit(0)
       }
     }