diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 1d82a8b..c9a583d 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         "@biomejs/biome": "^1.9.4",
         "@ianvs/prettier-plugin-sort-imports": "^4.7.0",
         "@types/node": "^25.3.3",
-        "poku": "^4.1.0",
+        "poku": "^4.2.0",
         "prettier": "^3.8.1",
         "tsx": "^4.21.0",
         "typescript": "^5.9.3"
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
       },
       "funding": {
         "type": "github",
-        "url": "https://github.com/pokujs/multi-suite?sponsor=1"
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/wellwelwel"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
         "poku": "^4.1.0"
@@ -982,9 +982,9 @@
       "license": "ISC"
     },
     "node_modules/poku": {
-      "version": "4.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/poku/-/poku-4.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-gHyR0sE1zZ7qDowChiToZjQ75Dwqf0JDA3cHh5hVD8K00HOnVW4nr9XlximThE/AyenlxVatSEuiLfwYFcJS7w==",
+      "version": "4.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/poku/-/poku-4.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-GygMGFGgEJ9kfs6Z+QPg/ODs9OF3oGHN8+hYIxtBox3pwYISO+Vu660vH1e+YzjpGoaoy2o5y6YwE1tX5yZx3Q==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "bin": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a3b4dae..6369e26 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@
     "@biomejs/biome": "^1.9.4",
     "@ianvs/prettier-plugin-sort-imports": "^4.7.0",
     "@types/node": "^25.3.3",
-    "poku": "^4.1.0",
+    "poku": "^4.2.0",
     "prettier": "^3.8.1",
     "tsx": "^4.21.0",
     "typescript": "^5.9.3"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "poku": "^4.1.0"
+    "poku": "^4.2.0"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 5c88a32..eec6652 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -84,6 +84,6 @@ export const multiSuite = (suites: ConfigFile[]): PokuPlugin => ({
     }
 
     process.removeListener('SIGINT', onSignal);
-    process.exit(finalCode);
+    process.exitCode = finalCode;
   },
 });
diff --git a/test/integration/multi-suite.test.ts b/test/integration/multi-suite.test.ts
index df31440..6476850 100644
--- a/test/integration/multi-suite.test.ts
+++ b/test/integration/multi-suite.test.ts
@@ -7,24 +7,17 @@ const OUTER_DIR = 'test/__fixtures__/empty';
 const runPlugin = async (
   suites: Parameters<typeof multiSuite>[0]
 ): Promise<number> => {
-  const originalExit = process.exit;
-  let exitCode = 0;
-
-  (process as NodeJS.Process).exit = ((code?: number) => {
-    exitCode = code === 0 ? 0 : 1;
-  }) as typeof process.exit;
-
-  try {
-    await poku(OUTER_DIR, {
-      noExit: true,
-      quiet: true,
-      plugins: [multiSuite(suites)],
-    });
-  } finally {
-    process.exit = originalExit;
-  }
-
-  return exitCode;
+  const originalExitCode = process.exitCode;
+
+  await poku(OUTER_DIR, {
+    noExit: true,
+    quiet: true,
+    plugins: [multiSuite(suites)],
+  });
+
+  const code = Number(process.exitCode ?? 0);
+  process.exitCode = originalExitCode;
+  return code;
 };
 
 describe('Plugin: multi-suite', async () => {