diff --git a/src/middleware/shard/Shard.ts b/src/middleware/shard/Shard.ts
index a86d6cf..a104bf6 100644
--- a/src/middleware/shard/Shard.ts
+++ b/src/middleware/shard/Shard.ts
@@ -130,9 +130,10 @@ class Shard extends EventEmitter
 
         return new Promise((resolve, reject) =>
         {
-            const cleanup = () =>
+            const cleanup = (kill?: boolean) =>
             {
-                this.#process?.kill();
+                if (kill)
+                    this.#process?.kill();
                 clearTimeout(spawnTimeoutTimer); // eslint-disable-line @typescript-eslint/no-use-before-define
                 this.off('ready', onReady); // eslint-disable-line @typescript-eslint/no-use-before-define
                 this.off('disconnect', onDisconnect); // eslint-disable-line @typescript-eslint/no-use-before-define
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ class Shard extends EventEmitter
 
             const onDisconnect = () =>
             {
-                cleanup();
+                cleanup(true);
                 reject(new Error(`[shard${this.id}] Shard disconnected while readying.`));
             };
 
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ class Shard extends EventEmitter
 
             const onTimeout = () =>
             {
-                cleanup();
+                cleanup(true);
                 reject(new Error(`[shard${this.id}] Shard timed out while readying.`));
             };
 
@@ -428,7 +429,7 @@ class Shard extends EventEmitter
         if (code !== 0)
         {
             this.#crashes.push(Date.now() - this.spawnedAt);
-            this.emit('warn', 'Shard exited with non-zero exit code');
+            this.emit('warn', 'Shard exited with non-zero exit code: ' + code);
         }
 
         this.#ready = false;