diff --git a/bin/inspect.js b/bin/inspect.js
index ad414dc..36682a1 100755
--- a/bin/inspect.js
+++ b/bin/inspect.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ const inspectCliOptions = {
 }
 
 // early parse in order to show inspect specific help options
+// eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-expressions
 yargs.options(inspectCliOptions)
   .usage('\nUsage:\ninspect [inspect options] [node options] [v8 options] [script] [arguments]')
   .version()
diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 231b243..4ef7a0d 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ const inspectProcess = function (cmd, options, devtools) {
     }
 
     const resolveWithResult = function () {
-      return proc.exitCode ? reject() : resolve()
+      return proc.exitCode
+        ? reject(new Error('Process exited with a non 0 exitCode.'))
+        : resolve()
     }
 
     proc.stdout.on('data', (data) => {