diff --git a/packages/indexer-agent/src/commands/start.ts b/packages/indexer-agent/src/commands/start.ts
index ae2c686e3..e623ccbef 100644
--- a/packages/indexer-agent/src/commands/start.ts
+++ b/packages/indexer-agent/src/commands/start.ts
@@ -613,7 +613,6 @@ export default {
         err: indexerError(IndexerErrorCode.IE001, err),
       })
       process.exit(1)
-      return
     }
     logger.info(`Successfully ran database migrations`)