diff --git a/src/ServerlessOffline.js b/src/ServerlessOffline.js
index c1c402cdb..01c3fb074 100644
--- a/src/ServerlessOffline.js
+++ b/src/ServerlessOffline.js
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ export default class ServerlessOffline {
   async #startWithExplicitEnd() {
     await this.start()
     await this.#ready()
-    this.end()
+    await this.end()
   }
 
   async #listenForTermination() {