diff --git a/launch/Boot.scala b/launch/Boot.scala
index 65ded1ecd..d65d8e041 100644
--- a/launch/Boot.scala
+++ b/launch/Boot.scala
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ object Boot
 		args match {
 			case Array("--version") =>
 				println("sbt launcher version " + Package.getPackage("xsbt.boot").getImplementationVersion)
-				exit(0)
 			case _ =>
 				System.clearProperty("scala.home") // avoid errors from mixing Scala versions in the same JVM
 				CheckProxy()