diff --git a/src/main/java/emissary/admin/PlaceStarter.java b/src/main/java/emissary/admin/PlaceStarter.java
index 6ce5d025f6..15e6136a21 100755
--- a/src/main/java/emissary/admin/PlaceStarter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/emissary/admin/PlaceStarter.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 /**
  * Static methods to start places in the system.
  */
+@SuppressWarnings("SystemExitOutsideMain")
 public class PlaceStarter {
     private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(PlaceStarter.class);
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/emissary/core/sentinel/protocols/actions/Exit.java b/src/main/java/emissary/core/sentinel/protocols/actions/Exit.java
index e94762069e..53ab0fdbd1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/emissary/core/sentinel/protocols/actions/Exit.java
+++ b/src/main/java/emissary/core/sentinel/protocols/actions/Exit.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 public class Exit extends Action {
 
     @Override
+    @SuppressWarnings("SystemExitOutsideMain")
     public void trigger(Map<String, Sentinel.Tracker> trackers) {
         logger.error("Sentinel detected unrecoverable agents, exiting now -- {}", format(trackers));
         System.exit(1);
diff --git a/src/main/java/emissary/output/filter/AbstractRollableFilter.java b/src/main/java/emissary/output/filter/AbstractRollableFilter.java
index 7eb09b81ab..461b48db9f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/emissary/output/filter/AbstractRollableFilter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/emissary/output/filter/AbstractRollableFilter.java
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ protected void initRollConfig() {
     /**
      * Create the local output directories
      */
+    @SuppressWarnings("SystemExitOutsideMain")
     protected void setupLocalOutputDir() {
         if (!Files.exists(this.outputPath)) {
             logger.info("Attempting to create {} output directory, {}", getFilterName(), this.outputPath);
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ protected void setupLocalOutputDir() {
     /**
      * Create the {@link JournaledCoalescer} and {@link Roller}
      */
+    @SuppressWarnings("SystemExitOutsideMain")
     protected void setupRoller() {
         try {
             this.rollable = createRollable();
diff --git a/src/main/java/emissary/roll/RollManager.java b/src/main/java/emissary/roll/RollManager.java
index 462a684fe8..5c18e7e8ef 100644
--- a/src/main/java/emissary/roll/RollManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/emissary/roll/RollManager.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ protected RollManager(Configurator configG) {
     /**
      * Load the configurator
      */
+    @SuppressWarnings("SystemExitOutsideMain")
     protected void init() {
         try {
             Configurator configG = ConfigUtil.getConfigInfo(this.getClass());
diff --git a/src/main/java/emissary/server/api/Shutdown.java b/src/main/java/emissary/server/api/Shutdown.java
index f02b2315b0..6f3f917c80 100644
--- a/src/main/java/emissary/server/api/Shutdown.java
+++ b/src/main/java/emissary/server/api/Shutdown.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ public Response forceShutdown(@Context HttpServletRequest request) {
         return shutdown(request, true);
     }
 
+    @SuppressWarnings("SystemExitOutsideMain")
     protected Response shutdown(HttpServletRequest request, boolean force) {
         try {
             LOG.debug("Calling the stop method");