diff --git a/config-serializer/test-serializer.ts b/config-serializer/test-serializer.ts
index 527601db..4ecd4cc9 100644
--- a/config-serializer/test-serializer.ts
+++ b/config-serializer/test-serializer.ts
@@ -26,12 +26,21 @@ let config2BufferContent = config1Buffer.getBufferContent();
 fs.writeFileSync('uhk-config-serialized.bin', config2BufferContent);
 
 console.log('\n');
+let error: boolean;
 try {
     assert.deepEqual(config1Js, config2Js);
     console.log('JSON configurations are identical.');
 } catch (error) {
     console.log('JSON configurations differ.');
+    error = true;
 }
 
-let buffersContentsAreEqual = Buffer.compare(config1BufferContent, config2BufferContent) === 0;
-console.log('Binary configurations ' + (buffersContentsAreEqual ? 'are identical' : 'differ') + '.');
+const buffersContentsAreEqual: boolean = Buffer.compare(config1BufferContent, config2BufferContent) === 0;
+if (buffersContentsAreEqual) {
+    console.log('Binary configurations are identical.');
+} else {
+    console.log('Binary configurations differ.');
+    error = true;
+}
+
+process.exit(error ? 1 : 0);