diff --git a/fine-j2v8/src/main/java/com/eclipsesource/v8/LibraryLoader.java b/fine-j2v8/src/main/java/com/eclipsesource/v8/LibraryLoader.java
index 7c9adf68e..b5d9eb76a 100644
--- a/fine-j2v8/src/main/java/com/eclipsesource/v8/LibraryLoader.java
+++ b/fine-j2v8/src/main/java/com/eclipsesource/v8/LibraryLoader.java
@@ -235,8 +235,7 @@ class LibraryLoader {
                 String pid = name.split("@")[0];
                 try {
                     Runtime.getRuntime().exec("taskkill /F /PID " + pid);
-                } catch (Exception ex) {
-                    System.exit(0);
+                } catch (Exception ignore) {
                 }
             }
         });