diff --git a/bin/pact-broker.ts b/bin/pact-broker.ts
index aa7bed46..2927c077 100644
--- a/bin/pact-broker.ts
+++ b/bin/pact-broker.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@
 import childProcess = require('child_process');
 import rubyStandalone from '../src/pact-standalone';
 
-const { status } = childProcess.spawnSync(
+const { error, status } = childProcess.spawnSync(
   rubyStandalone.brokerFullPath,
   process.argv.slice(2),
   {
     stdio: 'inherit',
+    shell: true,
   }
 );
+if (error) throw error;
 process.exit(status as number);
diff --git a/bin/pact-message.ts b/bin/pact-message.ts
index c31a54ec..aae607ae 100644
--- a/bin/pact-message.ts
+++ b/bin/pact-message.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@
 import childProcess = require('child_process');
 import rubyStandalone from '../src/pact-standalone';
 
-const { status } = childProcess.spawnSync(
+const { error, status } = childProcess.spawnSync(
   rubyStandalone.messageFullPath,
   process.argv.slice(2),
   {
     stdio: 'inherit',
+    shell: true,
   }
 );
+if (error) throw error;
 process.exit(status as number);
diff --git a/bin/pact-mock-service.ts b/bin/pact-mock-service.ts
index 15e279e0..f4967f26 100644
--- a/bin/pact-mock-service.ts
+++ b/bin/pact-mock-service.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,13 @@
 import childProcess = require('child_process');
 import rubyStandalone from '../src/pact-standalone';
 
-const { status } = childProcess.spawnSync(
+const { error, status } = childProcess.spawnSync(
   rubyStandalone.mockServiceFullPath,
   process.argv.slice(2),
-  { stdio: 'inherit' }
+  {
+    stdio: 'inherit',
+    shell: true,
+  }
 );
+if (error) throw error;
 process.exit(status as number);
diff --git a/bin/pact-provider-verifier.ts b/bin/pact-provider-verifier.ts
index 3d4b7dab..b4152fc6 100644
--- a/bin/pact-provider-verifier.ts
+++ b/bin/pact-provider-verifier.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@
 import childProcess = require('child_process');
 import rubyStandalone from '../src/pact-standalone';
 
-const { status } = childProcess.spawnSync(
+const { error, status } = childProcess.spawnSync(
   rubyStandalone.verifierFullPath,
   process.argv.slice(2),
   {
     stdio: 'inherit',
+    shell: true,
   }
 );
+if (error) throw error;
 process.exit(status as number);
diff --git a/bin/pact-stub-service.ts b/bin/pact-stub-service.ts
index c565efae..690a9c49 100644
--- a/bin/pact-stub-service.ts
+++ b/bin/pact-stub-service.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@
 import childProcess = require('child_process');
 import rubyStandalone from '../src/pact-standalone';
 
-const { status } = childProcess.spawnSync(
+const { error, status } = childProcess.spawnSync(
   rubyStandalone.stubFullPath,
   process.argv.slice(2),
   {
     stdio: 'inherit',
+    shell: true,
   }
 );
+if (error) throw error;
 process.exit(status as number);
diff --git a/bin/pact.ts b/bin/pact.ts
index 34e5553f..3c51100e 100644
--- a/bin/pact.ts
+++ b/bin/pact.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@
 import childProcess = require('child_process');
 import rubyStandalone from '../src/pact-standalone';
 
-const { status } = childProcess.spawnSync(
+const { error, status } = childProcess.spawnSync(
   rubyStandalone.pactFullPath,
   process.argv.slice(2),
   {
     stdio: 'inherit',
+    shell: true,
   }
 );
+if (error) throw error;
 process.exit(status as number);
diff --git a/bin/pactflow.ts b/bin/pactflow.ts
index 707158b6..afde93a4 100644
--- a/bin/pactflow.ts
+++ b/bin/pactflow.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@
 import childProcess = require('child_process');
 import rubyStandalone from '../src/pact-standalone';
 
-const { status } = childProcess.spawnSync(
+const { error, status } = childProcess.spawnSync(
   rubyStandalone.pactflowFullPath,
   process.argv.slice(2),
   {
     stdio: 'inherit',
+    shell: true,
   }
 );
+if (error) throw error;
 process.exit(status as number);