diff --git a/packages/serverless-offline-kinesis/src/index.js b/packages/serverless-offline-kinesis/src/index.js
index ae1b57fe..8a5c1777 100644
--- a/packages/serverless-offline-kinesis/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/serverless-offline-kinesis/src/index.js
@@ -75,8 +75,7 @@ class ServerlessOfflineKinesis {
 
   async _startWithExplicitEnd() {
     await this.start();
-    await this.ready();
-    this.end();
+    this.ready().then(this.end).catch(() => null);
   }
 
   async end(skipExit) {