diff --git a/local-cli/wrong-react-native.js b/local-cli/wrong-react-native.js
index bbc0a02919c..44759e4b2bb 100755
--- a/local-cli/wrong-react-native.js
+++ b/local-cli/wrong-react-native.js
@@ -15,3 +15,5 @@ console.error([
   'npm uninstall -g react-native',
   'npm install -g react-native-cli'
 ].join('\n'));
+
+process.exit(1);