diff --git a/asset/snippets/exportAssets.js b/asset/snippets/exportAssets.js
index 64f64a02a0..a3fcbfba73 100644
--- a/asset/snippets/exportAssets.js
+++ b/asset/snippets/exportAssets.js
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ async function main(dumpFilePath) {
     // Do things with with the response.
     console.log(result);
   }
-  exportAssets();
+  exportAssets().catch((err) => {
+    throw err;
+  });
   // [END asset_quickstart_export_assets]
 }