diff --git a/commands/devsvc.js b/commands/devsvc.js
index d12d0b1..e5fb51c 100644
--- a/commands/devsvc.js
+++ b/commands/devsvc.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export const description = "Runs various services needed for development";
 export const options = [
   ['--stop', `Stop the ${process.platform} OS services.`],
   ['--start', `Start the ${process.platform} OS services (the default).`],
-  ['--noexit', `When used in other commands, don't call process.exit.`],
+  ['--noexit', `When used in other commands, don't call process.exit. Used when calling from other commands.`],
   ['--os <platform>', 'Force the process.platform to specific one']
 ]
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const linux = (opts) => {
     darwin(opts);
   } else {
     console.error("On Linux you should run redis-server using systemctl or similar.  If you really want to use pm2 to manage redis then rerun this command with: --os linux");
-    process.exit(1);
+    if(!opts.noexit) process.exit(1);
   }
 }
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export const main = (opts) => {
     if(opts.noexit) {
       throw new Error("invalid OS error.");
     } else {
-      process.exit(1);
+      if(!opts.noexit) process.exit(1);
     }
   }