diff --git a/bin/now-alias.js b/bin/now-alias.js
index bb4221f..c371874 100755
--- a/bin/now-alias.js
+++ b/bin/now-alias.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const cfg = require('../lib/cfg')
 const {error} = require('../lib/error')
 const toHost = require('../lib/to-host')
 const {reAlias} = require('../lib/re-alias')
+const exit = require('../lib/utils/exit')
 
 const argv = minimist(process.argv.slice(2), {
   string: ['config', 'token'],
@@ -83,14 +84,6 @@ if (argv.config) {
   cfg.setConfigFile(argv.config)
 }
 
-const exit = code => {
-  // we give stdout some time to flush out
-  // because there's a node bug where
-  // stdout writes are asynchronous
-  // https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/6456
-  setTimeout(() => process.exit(code || 0), 100)
-}
-
 if (argv.help) {
   help()
   exit(0)
diff --git a/bin/now-certs.js b/bin/now-certs.js
index e86d830..31f5848 100755
--- a/bin/now-certs.js
+++ b/bin/now-certs.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ const cfg = require('../lib/cfg')
 const {handleError, error} = require('../lib/error')
 const NowCerts = require('../lib/certs')
 const login = require('../lib/login')
+const exit = require('../lib/utils/exit')
 
 const argv = minimist(process.argv.slice(2), {
   string: ['config', 'token', 'crt', 'key', 'ca'],
@@ -77,14 +78,6 @@ if (argv.config) {
   cfg.setConfigFile(argv.config)
 }
 
-const exit = code => {
-  // we give stdout some time to flush out
-  // because there's a node bug where
-  // stdout writes are asynchronous
-  // https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/6456
-  setTimeout(() => process.exit(code || 0), 100)
-}
-
 if (argv.help || !subcommand) {
   help()
   exit(0)
diff --git a/bin/now-deploy.js b/bin/now-deploy.js
index c765be2..d4e054b 100755
--- a/bin/now-deploy.js
+++ b/bin/now-deploy.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const minimist = require('minimist')
 const ms = require('ms')
 const flatten = require('arr-flatten')
 const dotenv = require('dotenv')
+const exit = require('../lib/utils/exit')
 
 // Ours
 const copy = require('../lib/copy')
@@ -148,14 +149,6 @@ if (path) {
 // If the current deployment is a repo
 const gitRepo = {}
 
-const exit = code => {
-  // we give stdout some time to flush out
-  // because there's a node bug where
-  // stdout writes are asynchronous
-  // https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/6456
-  setTimeout(() => process.exit(code || 0), 100)
-}
-
 // options
 let forceNew = argv.force
 const debug = argv.debug
diff --git a/bin/now-dns.js b/bin/now-dns.js
index 179642d..65be002 100755
--- a/bin/now-dns.js
+++ b/bin/now-dns.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const indent = require('../lib/indent')
 const login = require('../lib/login')
 const strlen = require('../lib/strlen')
 const {handleError, error} = require('../lib/error')
+const exit = require('../lib/utils/exit')
 
 const argv = minimist(process.argv.slice(2), {
   string: ['config'],
@@ -66,14 +67,6 @@ if (argv.config) {
   cfg.setConfigFile(argv.config)
 }
 
-const exit = code => {
-  // we give stdout some time to flush out
-  // because there's a node bug where
-  // stdout writes are asynchronous
-  // https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/6456
-  setTimeout(() => process.exit(code || 0), 100)
-}
-
 if (argv.help || !subcommand) {
   help()
   exit(0)
diff --git a/bin/now-domains.js b/bin/now-domains.js
index b71b676..362aef3 100755
--- a/bin/now-domains.js
+++ b/bin/now-domains.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const {error} = require('../lib/error')
 const toHost = require('../lib/to-host')
 const strlen = require('../lib/strlen')
 const NowDomains = require('../lib/domains')
+const exit = require('../lib/utils/exit')
 
 const argv = minimist(process.argv.slice(2), {
   string: ['config', 'token'],
@@ -103,14 +104,6 @@ if (argv.config) {
   cfg.setConfigFile(argv.config)
 }
 
-const exit = code => {
-  // we give stdout some time to flush out
-  // because there's a node bug where
-  // stdout writes are asynchronous
-  // https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/6456
-  setTimeout(() => process.exit(code || 0), 100)
-}
-
 if (argv.help || !subcommand) {
   help()
   exit(0)
diff --git a/bin/now-secrets.js b/bin/now-secrets.js
index 4570c7f..dbda319 100755
--- a/bin/now-secrets.js
+++ b/bin/now-secrets.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const cfg = require('../lib/cfg')
 const {handleError, error} = require('../lib/error')
 const NowSecrets = require('../lib/secrets')
 const login = require('../lib/login')
+const exit = require('../lib/utils/exit')
 
 const argv = minimist(process.argv.slice(2), {
   string: ['config', 'token'],
@@ -78,14 +79,6 @@ if (argv.config) {
   cfg.setConfigFile(argv.config)
 }
 
-const exit = code => {
-  // we give stdout some time to flush out
-  // because there's a node bug where
-  // stdout writes are asynchronous
-  // https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/6456
-  setTimeout(() => process.exit(code || 0), 100)
-}
-
 if (argv.help || !subcommand) {
   help()
   exit(0)
diff --git a/lib/utils/exit.js b/lib/utils/exit.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2fb1a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/utils/exit.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+module.exports = code => {
+  // we give stdout some time to flush out
+  // because there's a node bug where
+  // stdout writes are asynchronous
+  // https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/6456
+  /* eslint-disable unicorn/no-process-exit */
+  setTimeout(() => process.exit(code || 0), 100)
+}