diff --git a/interop-testing/src/main/java/io/grpc/testing/integration/TestServiceClient.java b/interop-testing/src/main/java/io/grpc/testing/integration/TestServiceClient.java
index 8e5cdca220..0328debc3a 100644
--- a/interop-testing/src/main/java/io/grpc/testing/integration/TestServiceClient.java
+++ b/interop-testing/src/main/java/io/grpc/testing/integration/TestServiceClient.java
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ public class TestServiceClient {
     } finally {
       client.tearDown();
     }
-    System.exit(0);
   }
 
   private String serverHost = "localhost";