diff --git a/packages/node/src/executors/node/node.impl.ts b/packages/node/src/executors/node/node.impl.ts
index 729d00a9a5ae6..2243e436fa547 100644
--- a/packages/node/src/executors/node/node.impl.ts
+++ b/packages/node/src/executors/node/node.impl.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ function calculateResolveMappings(
   }, {});
 }
 
-function runProcess(
+async function runProcess(
   event: ExecutorEvent,
   options: NodeExecutorOptions,
   mappings: { [project: string]: string }
@@ -98,6 +98,20 @@ function runProcess(
       },
     }
   );
+
+  if (!options.watch) {
+    await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+      subProcess.once('exit', (code) => {
+        if (code !== 0) {
+          reject(`Node process exited with unsuccessful code ${code}`);
+          return;
+        }
+
+        resolve();
+      });
+      subProcess.once('error', reject);
+    });
+  }
 }
 
 function getExecArgv(options: NodeExecutorOptions) {
@@ -127,7 +141,7 @@ async function handleBuildEvent(
     await killProcess();
   }
   if (event.success) {
-    runProcess(event, options, mappings);
+    await runProcess(event, options, mappings);
   }
 }