diff --git a/src/k8s/cmd/k8s/k8s_get_join_token.go b/src/k8s/cmd/k8s/k8s_get_join_token.go
index cc437cfac..5ef3798d8 100644
--- a/src/k8s/cmd/k8s/k8s_get_join_token.go
+++ b/src/k8s/cmd/k8s/k8s_get_join_token.go
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ func newGetJoinTokenCmd(env cmdutil.ExecutionEnvironment) *cobra.Command {
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			if !opts.worker && len(args) == 0 {
 				cmd.PrintErrln("Error: A node name is required for control-plane nodes.")
+				env.Exit(1)
+				return
 			}
 
 			var name string