diff --git a/utilities/debugBuilder.js b/utilities/debugBuilder.js
index 65be4d9..05cd948 100644
--- a/utilities/debugBuilder.js
+++ b/utilities/debugBuilder.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ exports.DebugBuilder = class DebugBuilder {
         this.ERROR = (...messageParts) => {
             const error = debug(`${appName}:${fileName}:ERROR`);
             error(messageParts);
-            if (process.env.EXIT_ON_ERROR) process.exit();
+            if (process.env.EXIT_ON_ERROR) setTimeout(process.exit, process.env.EXIT_ON_ERROR_DELAY ?? 0);
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}