diff --git a/.github/workflows/report.sh b/.github/workflows/report.sh
index cc6716213..c79139544 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/report.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/report.sh
@@ -13,3 +13,9 @@ echo -e "\nBytes of memory definitely lost: $DEFINITELY_LOST"
 if [[ "$DEFINITELY_LOST" -gt 0 ]]; then
       exit 1
 fi
+
+EXIT_TEST_FAILED=$(cat *test-results/*summary.json | jq .exit_test_failed)
+
+if [[ "$EXIT_TEST_FAILED" -gt 0 ]]; then
+      exit 1
+fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-1m-linux.sh b/.github/workflows/validate-1m-linux.sh
index 3d852a8d7..6313da895 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-1m-linux.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-1m-linux.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ ZTO_VER=$(git describe --tags $(git rev-list --tags --max-count=1))
 ZTO_COMMIT=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
 ZTO_COMMIT_SHORT=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)
 TEST_DIR_PREFIX="$ZTO_VER-$ZTO_COMMIT_SHORT-test-results"
+EXIT_TEST_FAILED=0
+
 echo "Performing test on: $ZTO_VER-$ZTO_COMMIT_SHORT"
 TEST_FILEPATH_PREFIX="$TEST_DIR_PREFIX/$ZTO_COMMIT_SHORT"
 mkdir $TEST_DIR_PREFIX
@@ -18,6 +20,9 @@ mkdir $TEST_DIR_PREFIX
 ################################################################################
 main() {
 	echo -e "\nRunning test for $RUN_LENGTH seconds"
+
+	check_exit_on_invalid_identity
+
 	NS1="ip netns exec ns1"
 	NS2="ip netns exec ns2"
 
@@ -390,7 +395,8 @@ main() {
   "mean_latency_ping_netns": $POSSIBLY_LOST,
   "mean_pdv_random": $POSSIBLY_LOST,
   "mean_pdv_netns": $POSSIBLY_LOST,
-  "mean_perf_netns": $POSSIBLY_LOST
+  "mean_perf_netns": $POSSIBLY_LOST,
+  "exit_test_failed": $EXIT_TEST_FAILED
 }
 EOF
 	)
@@ -431,4 +437,25 @@ spam_cli() {
 	done
 }
 
+check_exit_on_invalid_identity() {
+	echo "Checking ZeroTier exits on invalid identity..."
+	ZT1="./zerotier-cli -p9999 -D$(pwd)/exit_test"
+	echo "asdfasdfasdfasdf" > $(pwd)/exit_test/identity.secret
+
+	echo "Launch ZeroTier with an invalid identity"
+	$ZT1 &
+	my_pid=$!
+
+	echo "Waiting 5 secons"
+	sleep 5
+
+	# check if process is running
+	kill -0 $my_pid
+	if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+		EXIT_TEST_FAILED=1
+		echo "Exit test FAILED: Process still running after being fed an invalid identity"
+	fi
+	echo "Exit test PASSED"
+}
+
 main "$@"