diff --git a/lib/cli/daemoncommand.cpp b/lib/cli/daemoncommand.cpp
index dc6cab2bd..2eaefaeda 100644
--- a/lib/cli/daemoncommand.cpp
+++ b/lib/cli/daemoncommand.cpp
@@ -191,6 +191,20 @@ pid_t l_UmbrellaPid = 0;
 static Atomic<bool> l_AllowedToWork (false);
 #endif /* _WIN32 */
 
+void throw_test_exception() {
+	if (!Utility::GetFromEnvironment("DEBUG_ABORT").IsEmpty()) {
+		abort();
+	}
+	if (!Utility::GetFromEnvironment("DEBUG_THROW_CXX").IsEmpty()) {
+		throw std::runtime_error("test exception");
+	}
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	if (!Utility::GetFromEnvironment("DEBUG_THROW_SEH").IsEmpty()) {
+		RaiseException(42, 0, 0, nullptr);
+	}
+#endif
+}
+
 /**
  * Do the actual work (config loading, ...)
  *
@@ -254,6 +268,8 @@ int RunWorker(const std::vector<std::string>& configs, bool closeConsoleLog = fa
 		}
 	}
 
+	throw_test_exception();
+
 	/* Create the internal API object storage. Do this here too with setups without API. */
 	ConfigObjectUtility::CreateStorage();
 
@@ -483,6 +499,7 @@ static pid_t StartUnixWorker(const std::vector<std::string>& configs, bool close
 				Log(LogCritical, "cli") << "Exception in main process: " << DiagnosticInformation(ex);
 				_exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 			} catch (...) {
+				throw;
 				_exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 			}
 
@@ -648,8 +665,10 @@ int DaemonCommand::Run(const po::variables_map& vm, const std::vector<std::strin
 		return RunWorker(configs);
 	} catch (const std::exception& ex) {
 		Log(LogCritical, "cli")	<< "Exception in main process: " << DiagnosticInformation(ex);
+		throw;
 		return EXIT_FAILURE;
 	} catch (...) {
+		throw;
 		return EXIT_FAILURE;
 	}
 #else /* _WIN32 */