diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Fork.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Fork.pm
index f9d9545f1..0f670c51b 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Fork.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Fork.pm
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ sub init {
             $class->daemonize( $request, sub { $class->runCmd } );
         };
     }
-    exit 0;
+    CORE::exit(0);
 } ## end sub init
 
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