diff --git a/lib/command.js b/lib/command.js
index c5e6bb2a..743e7439 100644
--- a/lib/command.js
+++ b/lib/command.js
@@ -255,11 +255,9 @@
     });
   };
   usage = function() {
-    printLine((new optparse.OptionParser(SWITCHES, BANNER)).help());
-    return process.exit(0);
+    return printLine((new optparse.OptionParser(SWITCHES, BANNER)).help());
   };
   version = function() {
-    printLine("CoffeeScript version " + CoffeeScript.VERSION);
-    return process.exit(0);
+    return printLine("CoffeeScript version " + CoffeeScript.VERSION);
   };
 }).call(this);
diff --git a/src/command.coffee b/src/command.coffee
index cade09bd..cdeb1279 100644
--- a/src/command.coffee
+++ b/src/command.coffee
@@ -208,9 +208,7 @@ forkNode = ->
 # shown.
 usage = ->
   printLine (new optparse.OptionParser SWITCHES, BANNER).help()
-  process.exit 0
 
 # Print the `--version` message and exit.
 version = ->
   printLine "CoffeeScript version #{CoffeeScript.VERSION}"
-  process.exit 0