diff --git a/packages/nx/src/project-graph/project-graph.ts b/packages/nx/src/project-graph/project-graph.ts
index 8b30795bc9f20..e1a1b3f023258 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/project-graph/project-graph.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/project-graph/project-graph.ts
@@ -54,13 +54,8 @@ export function readCachedProjectGraph(): ProjectGraph {
 }
 
 async function buildProjectGraphWithoutDaemon() {
-  try {
-    await defaultFileHasher.ensureInitialized();
-    return await buildProjectGraph();
-  } catch (e) {
-    printErrorMessage(e);
-    process.exit(1);
-  }
+  await defaultFileHasher.ensureInitialized();
+  return await buildProjectGraph();
 }
 
 /**