@@ -174,12 +174,11 @@
 			close(_writePipe[1]);
 			dup2(_writePipe[0], 0);
 			dup2(_readPipe[1], 1);
 			execvp([program cStringWithEncoding: encoding], argv);
 
-			@throw [OFInitializationFailedException
-			    exceptionWithClass: [self class]];
+			_exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		case -1:
 			@throw [OFInitializationFailedException
 			    exceptionWithClass: [self class]];
 		default:
 			close(_readPipe[1]);