diff --git a/services/document-updater/scripts/remove_deleted_docs.js b/services/document-updater/scripts/remove_deleted_docs.js
index c614c354d7..1d0844872e 100644
--- a/services/document-updater/scripts/remove_deleted_docs.js
+++ b/services/document-updater/scripts/remove_deleted_docs.js
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ findAndProcessDocs({ limit: 1000, dryRun: process.env.DRY_RUN !== 'false' })
     rclient.quit()
     mongoClient.close()
     console.log('DONE')
+    process.exit(0)
   })
   .catch(function (error) {
     console.error(error)