diff --git a/dashboard/event.go b/dashboard/event.go
index 0eecf47..5ae30d8 100644
--- a/dashboard/event.go
+++ b/dashboard/event.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ package dashboard
 type eventListener interface {
 	onEvent(event string, data interface{})
 	onStart() error
-	onStop() error
+	onStop(reason error) error
 }
 
 type eventSource struct {
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ func (src *eventSource) fireStart() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (src *eventSource) fireStop() error {
+func (src *eventSource) fireStop(reason error) error {
 	for _, e := range src.listeners {
-		if err := e.onStop(); err != nil {
+		if err := e.onStop(reason); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/dashboard/event_test.go b/dashboard/event_test.go
index 4c0484b..1ec44c1 100644
--- a/dashboard/event_test.go
+++ b/dashboard/event_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func (*errorEventListener) onStart() error {
 	return assert.AnError
 }
 
-func (*errorEventListener) onStop() error {
+func (*errorEventListener) onStop(_ error) error {
 	return assert.AnError
 }
 
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@ func Test_eventSource_error(t *testing.T) {
 	src.addEventListener(new(errorEventListener))
 
 	assert.Error(t, src.fireStart())
-	assert.Error(t, src.fireStop())
+	assert.Error(t, src.fireStop(nil))
 }
diff --git a/dashboard/extension.go b/dashboard/extension.go
index f92e9e5..e5895e5 100644
--- a/dashboard/extension.go
+++ b/dashboard/extension.go
@@ -152,7 +152,14 @@ func (ext *extension) Start() error {
 }
 
 // Stop flushes any remaining metrics and stops the extension.
+// k6 core will call WithStopWithTestError instead of this one.
 func (ext *extension) Stop() error {
+	return ext.StopWithTestError(nil)
+}
+
+// WithStopWithTestError allows output to receive the error value that the test finished with.
+// Flushes any remaining metrics and stops the extension.
+func (ext *extension) StopWithTestError(testRunErr error) error {
 	ext.noFlush.Store(true)
 
 	ext.flusher.Stop()
@@ -161,7 +168,7 @@ func (ext *extension) Stop() error {
 
 	ext.updateAndSend(nil, newMeter(ext.period, now, ext.options.Tags), stopEvent, now)
 
-	err := ext.fireStop()
+	err := ext.fireStop(testRunErr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/dashboard/record.go b/dashboard/record.go
index 84219a7..287bb4a 100644
--- a/dashboard/record.go
+++ b/dashboard/record.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func (rec *recorder) onStart() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (rec *recorder) onStop() error {
+func (rec *recorder) onStop(_ error) error {
 	return rec.writer.Close()
 }
 
diff --git a/dashboard/record_test.go b/dashboard/record_test.go
index 82ecf45..ace4ad5 100644
--- a/dashboard/record_test.go
+++ b/dashboard/record_test.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func Test_recorder_onStart(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.True(t, exists(th.proc.fs, "foo"))
 
-	assert.NoError(t, rec.onStop())
+	assert.NoError(t, rec.onStop(nil))
 }
 
 func Test_recorder_onStart_error(t *testing.T) {
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func Test_recorder_onEvent_config(t *testing.T) {
 
 	rec.onEvent("config", data)
 
-	assert.NoError(t, rec.onStop())
+	assert.NoError(t, rec.onStop(nil))
 
 	file, err := th.proc.fs.Open("out")
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func Test_recorder_onEvent(t *testing.T) {
 
 	rec.onEvent("dummy", data)
 
-	assert.NoError(t, rec.onStop())
+	assert.NoError(t, rec.onStop(nil))
 
 	file, err := th.proc.fs.Open("out.gz")
 
@@ -137,5 +137,5 @@ func Test_recorder_onEvent_error(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NotNil(t, entry)
 	assert.Equal(t, logrus.WarnLevel, entry.Level)
 
-	assert.NoError(t, rec.onStop())
+	assert.NoError(t, rec.onStop(nil))
 }
diff --git a/dashboard/replay.go b/dashboard/replay.go
index c62a33f..773befe 100644
--- a/dashboard/replay.go
+++ b/dashboard/replay.go
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func (rep *replayer) run() error {
 		rep.fireEvent(input.Name, input.Data)
 	}
 
-	return rep.fireStop()
+	return rep.fireStop(nil)
 }
 
 type replayerEnvelope struct {
diff --git a/dashboard/report.go b/dashboard/report.go
index bc78a74..30b2a2e 100644
--- a/dashboard/report.go
+++ b/dashboard/report.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func (rep *reporter) onStart() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (rep *reporter) onStop() error {
+func (rep *reporter) onStop(_ error) error {
 	if len(rep.output) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/dashboard/sse.go b/dashboard/sse.go
index aec4959..9282025 100644
--- a/dashboard/sse.go
+++ b/dashboard/sse.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ package dashboard
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 	"sync"
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/r3labs/sse/v2"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"go.k6.io/k6/errext"
 )
 
 type eventEmitter struct {
@@ -43,8 +45,12 @@ func (emitter *eventEmitter) onStart() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (emitter *eventEmitter) onStop() error {
-	emitter.wait.Wait()
+func (emitter *eventEmitter) onStop(reason error) error {
+	var err errext.HasAbortReason
+
+	if !errors.As(reason, &err) {
+		emitter.wait.Wait()
+	}
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/releases/v0.7.1.md b/releases/v0.7.1.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6789880
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releases/v0.7.1.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+xk6-dashboard `v0.7.1` is here 🎉! This release includes:
+
+- fix: [#142](https://github.com/grafana/xk6-dashboard/issues/142) k6 does not stop in case of an abortion