diff --git a/helix-term/src/application.rs b/helix-term/src/application.rs
index 15b44a856..2790c9a49 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/application.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/application.rs
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ pub async fn run<S>(&mut self, input_stream: &mut S) -> Result<i32, Error>
     }
 
     pub async fn close(&mut self) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-        self.jobs.finish().await;
+        self.jobs.finish().await?;
 
         if self.editor.close_language_servers(None).await.is_err() {
             log::error!("Timed out waiting for language servers to shutdown");
diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs b/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs
index 3c88b0ce2..5b48ca488 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ fn write_impl(
         doc.detect_language(cx.editor.syn_loader.clone());
         let _ = cx.editor.refresh_language_server(id);
     }
+
     Ok(())
 }
 
@@ -422,6 +423,7 @@ fn write_quit(
     event: PromptEvent,
 ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     write_impl(cx, args.first(), false)?;
+    helix_lsp::block_on(cx.jobs.finish())?;
     quit(cx, &[], event)
 }
 
diff --git a/helix-term/src/job.rs b/helix-term/src/job.rs
index d21099f73..e51479925 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/job.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/job.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 use crate::compositor::Compositor;
 
-use futures_util::future::{self, BoxFuture, Future, FutureExt};
+use futures_util::future::{BoxFuture, Future, FutureExt};
 use futures_util::stream::{FuturesUnordered, StreamExt};
 
 pub type Callback = Box<dyn FnOnce(&mut Editor, &mut Compositor) + Send>;
@@ -93,9 +93,21 @@ pub fn add(&self, j: Job) {
     }
 
     /// Blocks until all the jobs that need to be waited on are done.
-    pub async fn finish(&mut self) {
-        let wait_futures = std::mem::take(&mut self.wait_futures);
+    pub async fn finish(&mut self) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         log::debug!("waiting on jobs...");
-        wait_futures.for_each(|_| future::ready(())).await
+        let mut wait_futures = std::mem::take(&mut self.wait_futures);
+        while let (Some(job), tail) = wait_futures.into_future().await {
+            match job {
+                Ok(_) => {
+                    wait_futures = tail;
+                }
+                Err(e) => {
+                    self.wait_futures = tail;
+                    return Err(e);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
     }
 }
diff --git a/helix-term/tests/test/commands.rs b/helix-term/tests/test/commands.rs
index 27b4da580..01f13c5c0 100644
--- a/helix-term/tests/test/commands.rs
+++ b/helix-term/tests/test/commands.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 use super::*;
 
 #[tokio::test]
-#[ignore]
 async fn test_write_quit_fail() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let file = helpers::new_readonly_tempfile()?;