diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index ab43050a..5dc54a13 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ bash $APPCONFIG_PATH/tmuxinator/install.sh $subinstall_params
 
 # the docker setup ends here
 if $docker; then
-  return 0
+  exit 0
 fi
 
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