diff --git a/Shell/Builtin.cpp b/Shell/Builtin.cpp
index 5194d6ace4..f9994965c6 100644
--- a/Shell/Builtin.cpp
+++ b/Shell/Builtin.cpp
@@ -262,11 +262,13 @@ int Shell::builtin_exit(int argc, const char** argv)
     if (!parser.parse(argc, const_cast<char**>(argv)))
         return 1;
 
-    if (!jobs.is_empty()) {
-        if (!m_should_ignore_jobs_on_next_exit) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "Shell: You have %zu active job%s, run 'exit' again to really exit.\n", jobs.size(), jobs.size() > 1 ? "s" : "");
-            m_should_ignore_jobs_on_next_exit = true;
-            return 1;
+    if (m_is_interactive) {
+        if (!jobs.is_empty()) {
+            if (!m_should_ignore_jobs_on_next_exit) {
+                fprintf(stderr, "Shell: You have %zu active job%s, run 'exit' again to really exit.\n", jobs.size(), jobs.size() > 1 ? "s" : "");
+                m_should_ignore_jobs_on_next_exit = true;
+                return 1;
+            }
         }
     }
     stop_all_jobs();