diff --git a/em b/em
index 953d668..892866a 100755
--- a/em
+++ b/em
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ emacs="$(which emacs 2>/dev/null)"
 if [ -x "$emacs" ]; then
     if [ -n "$DISPLAY" ]; then
         exec "$emacs" -g "$EMACS_GEOMETRY" "$@" &
+        exit 0
     else
         exec "$emacs" "$@"
     fi