diff --git a/samza-core/src/main/java/org/apache/samza/runtime/ContainerLaunchUtil.java b/samza-core/src/main/java/org/apache/samza/runtime/ContainerLaunchUtil.java
index cd153b55c6..6a3c11956b 100644
--- a/samza-core/src/main/java/org/apache/samza/runtime/ContainerLaunchUtil.java
+++ b/samza-core/src/main/java/org/apache/samza/runtime/ContainerLaunchUtil.java
@@ -98,14 +98,14 @@ public static void run(
     LoggingContextHolder.INSTANCE.setConfig(jobModel.getConfig());
 
     DiagnosticsUtil.writeMetadataFile(jobName, jobId, containerId, executionEnvContainerId, config);
-    run(appDesc, jobName, jobId, containerId, executionEnvContainerId, samzaEpochId, jobModel, config,
+    int exitCode = run(appDesc, jobName, jobId, containerId, executionEnvContainerId, samzaEpochId, jobModel, config,
         buildExternalContext(config));
 
-    exitProcess(0);
+    exitProcess(exitCode);
   }
 
   @VisibleForTesting
-  static void run(
+  static int run(
       ApplicationDescriptorImpl<? extends ApplicationDescriptor> appDesc,
       String jobName,
       String jobId,
@@ -208,13 +208,7 @@ static void run(
       exitCode = 1;
     } finally {
       coordinatorStreamStore.close();
-      /*
-       * Only exit in the scenario of non-zero exit code in order to maintain parity with current implementation where
-       * the method completes when no errors are encountered.
-       */
-      if (exitCode != 0) {
-        exitProcess(exitCode);
-      }
+      return exitCode;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/samza-core/src/test/java/org/apache/samza/runtime/TestContainerLaunchUtil.java b/samza-core/src/test/java/org/apache/samza/runtime/TestContainerLaunchUtil.java
index ec579918c3..51e0175abb 100644
--- a/samza-core/src/test/java/org/apache/samza/runtime/TestContainerLaunchUtil.java
+++ b/samza-core/src/test/java/org/apache/samza/runtime/TestContainerLaunchUtil.java
@@ -61,8 +61,30 @@ public void testRunWithException() throws Exception {
         .when(ContainerLaunchUtil.class, "run", eq(APP_DESC), eq(JOB_NAME), eq(JOB_ID), eq(CONTAINER_ID), any(), any(),
             eq(JOB_MODEL), eq(CONFIG), any());
 
-    ContainerLaunchUtil.run(APP_DESC, JOB_NAME, JOB_ID, CONTAINER_ID, Optional.empty(), Optional.empty(), JOB_MODEL,
+    int exitCode = ContainerLaunchUtil.run(APP_DESC, JOB_NAME, JOB_ID, CONTAINER_ID, Optional.empty(), Optional.empty(), JOB_MODEL,
         CONFIG, Optional.empty());
+    assertEquals(1, exitCode);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testRunSuccessfully() throws Exception {
+    int exitCode = 0;
+    final CountDownLatch completionLatch = new CountDownLatch(1);
+    PowerMockito.mockStatic(ContainerLaunchUtil.class);
+    PowerMockito.doReturn(mock(CoordinatorStreamStore.class))
+        .when(ContainerLaunchUtil.class, "buildCoordinatorStreamStore", eq(CONFIG), any());
+    PowerMockito.doAnswer(invocation -> {
+      completionLatch.countDown();
+      return null;
+    }).when(ContainerLaunchUtil.class, "exitProcess", eq(exitCode));
+    PowerMockito.doReturn(exitCode)
+        .when(ContainerLaunchUtil.class, "run", eq(APP_DESC), eq(JOB_NAME), eq(JOB_ID), eq(CONTAINER_ID), any(), any(),
+            eq(JOB_MODEL), eq(CONFIG), any());
+    PowerMockito.doCallRealMethod()
+        .when(ContainerLaunchUtil.class, "run", eq(APP_DESC), eq(JOB_NAME), eq(JOB_ID), eq(CONTAINER_ID), any(), any(),
+            eq(JOB_MODEL));
+
+    ContainerLaunchUtil.run(APP_DESC, JOB_NAME, JOB_ID, CONTAINER_ID, Optional.empty(), Optional.empty(), JOB_MODEL);
     assertTrue(completionLatch.await(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS));
   }
 }