diff --git a/test/lib/next-test-utils.ts b/test/lib/next-test-utils.ts
index 1816d5c9c9559..95229a59ca50d 100644
--- a/test/lib/next-test-utils.ts
+++ b/test/lib/next-test-utils.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ export function initNextServerScript(
     nodeArgs?: string[]
     onStdout?: (data: any) => void
     onStderr?: (data: any) => void
+    // If true, the promise will reject if the process exits with a non-zero code
+    shouldRejectOnError?: boolean
   }
 ): Promise<ChildProcess> {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
@@ -83,6 +85,14 @@ export function initNextServerScript(
       }
     }
 
+    if (opts?.shouldRejectOnError) {
+      instance.on('exit', (code) => {
+        if (code !== 0) {
+          reject(new Error('exited with code: ' + code))
+        }
+      })
+    }
+
     instance.stdout.on('data', handleStdout)
     instance.stderr.on('data', handleStderr)
 
diff --git a/test/production/standalone-mode/required-server-files/required-server-files.test.ts b/test/production/standalone-mode/required-server-files/required-server-files.test.ts
index 1d99d8f7afdd8..ef60f87d8912d 100644
--- a/test/production/standalone-mode/required-server-files/required-server-files.test.ts
+++ b/test/production/standalone-mode/required-server-files/required-server-files.test.ts
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ describe('required server files', () => {
           errors.push(msg)
           stderr += msg
         },
+        shouldRejectOnError: true,
       }
     )
   })