diff --git a/qb64_start_osx.command b/qb64_start_osx.command
index 816201be3..b8d5d6476 100755
--- a/qb64_start_osx.command
+++ b/qb64_start_osx.command
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 cd "$(dirname "$0")"
-./qb64
+./qb64 &
+osascript -e 'tell application "Terminal" to close (every window whose name contains "qb64_start_osx.command")' &
+osascript -e 'if (count the windows of application "Terminal") is 0 then tell application "Terminal" to quit' &
+exit
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