diff --git a/test/test.mjs b/test/test.mjs
index 50e07eeba..abc0fceb2 100644
--- a/test/test.mjs
+++ b/test/test.mjs
@@ -1148,6 +1148,7 @@ async function startBrowsers({ baseUrl, initializeSession, numSessions = 1 }) {
         })
         .catch(function (ex) {
           console.log(`Error while starting ${browserName}: ${ex.message}`);
+          session.numErrors = 1;
           closeSession(sessionName);
         });
     }
@@ -1395,6 +1396,7 @@ async function main() {
     // because the teardown logic of the tests did not get a chance to run.
     console.error(e);
     await Promise.all(sessions.map(session => closeSession(session.name)));
+    process.exit(1);
   }
 }