diff --git a/packages/cli/src/utils/generate.js b/packages/cli/src/utils/generate.js
index c1c7eed18e..3b0c0600f2 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/utils/generate.js
+++ b/packages/cli/src/utils/generate.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export async function ensureBuild (cmd) {
     const builder = await cmd.getBuilder(nuxt)
     await builder.build()
     await nuxt.close()
+    return
   }
 
   // Default build ignore files