diff --git a/lib/module.js b/lib/module.js
index ad73aeaeb1..b02ed3b39e 100755
--- a/lib/module.js
+++ b/lib/module.js
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ class Module {
     let module
     try {
       if (typeof src === 'string') {
-        // Using ~ shorthand modules are resolved from project srcDir
+        // Using ~ shorthand to resolve from project srcDir
         if (src.indexOf('~') === 0) {
-          src = path.resolve(this.options.srcDir, src.substr(1))
+          src = path.resolve(this.options.srcDir, src.replace(/^~\/?/, ''))
         }
         // eslint-disable-next-line no-eval
         module = eval('require')(src)
@@ -107,13 +107,14 @@ class Module {
       console.error('[Nuxt] Unable to resolve module', src)
       // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
       console.error(e)
-      return
+      process.exit(0)
     }
     // Validate module
     /* istanbul ignore if */
     if (!(module instanceof Function)) {
       // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
       console.error('[Nuxt] Module should be a function', module)
+      process.exit(0)
     }
     // Add module to this.modules
     this.modules.push(module)
diff --git a/lib/server.js b/lib/server.js
index 53cc60379f..44413301ec 100644
--- a/lib/server.js
+++ b/lib/server.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class Server {
       let src = m
       // Using ~ shorthand to resolve from project srcDir
       if (src.indexOf('~') === 0) {
-        src = path.resolve(this.nuxt.options.srcDir, src.substr(1))
+        src = path.resolve(this.nuxt.options.srcDir, src.replace(/^~\/?/, ''))
       }
       // eslint-disable-next-line no-eval
       m = eval('require')(src)