diff --git a/lib/crasher.js b/lib/crasher.js
index 7367704f6..f0b050fc7 100644
--- a/lib/crasher.js
+++ b/lib/crasher.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ const { isBare, platform, arch } = require('which-runtime')
 const fs = isBare ? require('bare-fs') : require('fs')
 const path = isBare ? require('bare-path') : require('path')
 const checkout = require('../checkout')
+const os = isBare ? require('bare-os') : require('os')
 
 let hasLogged = false
 const start = Date.now()
@@ -25,7 +26,11 @@ function logCrashAndExit (logPath, errorInfo, checkout, stackTrace, err) {
 
   console.error(`Error logged at ${logPath}`)
 
-  runContext.exit(1)
+  if (isBare) {
+    os.kill(pid)
+  } else {
+    runContext.exit(1)
+  }
 }
 
 function setupCrashHandlers (processName, swap) {