diff --git a/pinot-tools/src/main/java/org/apache/pinot/tools/admin/command/LaunchDataIngestionJobCommand.java b/pinot-tools/src/main/java/org/apache/pinot/tools/admin/command/LaunchDataIngestionJobCommand.java
index b661352abaf0..f5085db172af 100644
--- a/pinot-tools/src/main/java/org/apache/pinot/tools/admin/command/LaunchDataIngestionJobCommand.java
+++ b/pinot-tools/src/main/java/org/apache/pinot/tools/admin/command/LaunchDataIngestionJobCommand.java
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ public String description() {
 
   public static void main(String[] args) {
     PluginManager.get().init();
-    new CommandLine(new LaunchDataIngestionJobCommand()).execute(args);
+    int exitCode = new CommandLine(new LaunchDataIngestionJobCommand()).execute(args);
+    System.exit(exitCode);
   }
 }
diff --git a/pinot-tools/src/main/java/org/apache/pinot/tools/admin/command/LaunchSparkDataIngestionJobCommand.java b/pinot-tools/src/main/java/org/apache/pinot/tools/admin/command/LaunchSparkDataIngestionJobCommand.java
index 42fdf1697b9d..df3e852afee6 100644
--- a/pinot-tools/src/main/java/org/apache/pinot/tools/admin/command/LaunchSparkDataIngestionJobCommand.java
+++ b/pinot-tools/src/main/java/org/apache/pinot/tools/admin/command/LaunchSparkDataIngestionJobCommand.java
@@ -337,7 +337,8 @@ public String description() {
 
   public static void main(String[] args) {
     PluginManager.get().init();
-    new CommandLine(new LaunchSparkDataIngestionJobCommand()).execute(args);
+    int exitCode = new CommandLine(new LaunchSparkDataIngestionJobCommand()).execute(args);
+    System.exit(exitCode);
   }
 
   enum SparkType {