diff --git a/.circleci/generate.sh b/.circleci/generate.sh
index fc29fd40a0..9b9c02d2f0 100755
--- a/.circleci/generate.sh
+++ b/.circleci/generate.sh
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ elif $all; then
 
 elif (!($has_env_vars)); then
   print_help
+  exit 0
 fi
 
 # add new or modified tests to the sets of tests to be repeated