diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/executor/CoarseGrainedExecutorBackend.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/executor/CoarseGrainedExecutorBackend.scala
index c2ebf30596215..4bf750da14473 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/executor/CoarseGrainedExecutorBackend.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/executor/CoarseGrainedExecutorBackend.scala
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ private[spark] object CoarseGrainedExecutorBackend extends Logging {
     }
 
     run(driverUrl, executorId, hostname, cores, appId, workerUrl, userClassPath)
+    System.exit(0)
   }
 
   private def printUsageAndExit() = {