diff --git a/dependencies/tool_metadata.yml b/dependencies/tool_metadata.yml
index d708143e..f5b4b9c4 100644
--- a/dependencies/tool_metadata.yml
+++ b/dependencies/tool_metadata.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
   in_install: false
 - name: openroad_app
   repo: https://github.com/The-OpenROAD-Project/OpenROAD
-  commit: 4174c3ad802d2ac1d04d387d2c4b883903f6647e
+  commit: 389a1f09821c0f57e3bf8e88f4ab43c76ec5f5c4
   build: ''
   in_install: false
 - name: git
diff --git a/flow.tcl b/flow.tcl
index 83954181..2ec16863 100755
--- a/flow.tcl
+++ b/flow.tcl
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ proc run_klayout_step {args} {
 proc run_post_run_hooks {} {
     if { [file exists $::env(DESIGN_DIR)/hooks/post_run.py]} {
         puts_info "Running post run hook"
-        set result [exec $::env(OPENROAD_BIN) -python $::env(DESIGN_DIR)/hooks/post_run.py]
+        set result [exec $::env(OPENROAD_BIN) -exit -python $::env(DESIGN_DIR)/hooks/post_run.py]
         puts_info "$result"
     } else {
         puts_info "hooks/post_run.py not found, skipping"
diff --git a/scripts/tcl_commands/all.tcl b/scripts/tcl_commands/all.tcl
index 29efd3a3..a02085be 100755
--- a/scripts/tcl_commands/all.tcl
+++ b/scripts/tcl_commands/all.tcl
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ proc prep_lefs {args} {
         if { [info exists ::env(METAL_LAYER_NAMES)] } {
             set ::env(TECH_METAL_LAYERS) $::env(METAL_LAYER_NAMES)
         } else {
-            try_catch $::env(OPENROAD_BIN) -python\
+            try_catch $::env(OPENROAD_BIN) -exit -python\
                 $::env(SCRIPTS_DIR)/odbpy/lefutil.py get_metal_layers\
                 -o $::env(TMP_DIR)/layers.list\
                 $arg_values(-tech_lef)
diff --git a/scripts/tcl_commands/eco.tcl b/scripts/tcl_commands/eco.tcl
index c2589944..726daa14 100755
--- a/scripts/tcl_commands/eco.tcl
+++ b/scripts/tcl_commands/eco.tcl
@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@ proc eco_gen_buffer {args} {
 
     puts_info "\[ECO: $::env(ECO_ITER)\] Generating buffer insertion script..."
 
-    try_catch $::env(OPENROAD_BIN) \
-        -python $::env(SCRIPTS_DIR)/odbpy/eco.py \
+    try_catch $::env(OPENROAD_BIN) -exit -python $::env(SCRIPTS_DIR)/odbpy/eco.py \
         insert_buffer \
         -o $::env(routing_tmpfiles)/eco_fix.tcl \
         -s $::env(ECO_SKIP_PIN) \
diff --git a/scripts/tcl_commands/floorplan.tcl b/scripts/tcl_commands/floorplan.tcl
index 1f7f5f37..9dc26a57 100755
--- a/scripts/tcl_commands/floorplan.tcl
+++ b/scripts/tcl_commands/floorplan.tcl
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ proc extract_core_dims {args} {
 
     set out_tmp $::env(TMP_DIR)/dimensions.txt
 
-    try_catch $::env(OPENROAD_BIN) -python $::env(SCRIPTS_DIR)/odbpy/defutil.py extract_core_dims\
+    try_catch $::env(OPENROAD_BIN) -exit -python $::env(SCRIPTS_DIR)/odbpy/defutil.py extract_core_dims\
         --output-data $out_tmp\
         --input-lef $::env(MERGED_LEF)\
         $::env(CURRENT_DEF)
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ proc init_floorplan {args} {
 
             set intermediate [index_file $::env(floorplan_tmpfiles)/minimized_pdn.txt]
 
-            try_catch $::env(OPENROAD_BIN) -python $::env(SCRIPTS_DIR)/odbpy/snap_to_grid.py\
+            try_catch $::env(OPENROAD_BIN) -exit -python $::env(SCRIPTS_DIR)/odbpy/snap_to_grid.py\
                 --output $intermediate\
                 --input-lef $::env(MERGED_LEF)\
                 [expr {$core_width/8.0}] [expr {$core_height/8.0}] [expr {$core_width/4.0}] [expr {$core_height/4.0}]
diff --git a/scripts/tcl_commands/klayout.tcl b/scripts/tcl_commands/klayout.tcl
index 3c889d3a..3938d9a2 100755
--- a/scripts/tcl_commands/klayout.tcl
+++ b/scripts/tcl_commands/klayout.tcl
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ proc run_klayout_gds_xor {args} {
 					$arg_values(-layout1) $arg_values(-layout2) $::env(DESIGN_NAME) \
 					$arg_values(-output_gds) \
 					|& tee $::env(TERMINAL_OUTPUT) $log
-				try_catch $::env(OPENROAD_BIN) -python $::env(SCRIPTS_DIR)/parse_klayout_xor_log.py \
+				try_catch $::env(OPENROAD_BIN) -exit -python $::env(SCRIPTS_DIR)/parse_klayout_xor_log.py \
 					-l [index_file $::env(signoff_logs)/xor.log] \
 					-o [index_file $::env(signoff_reports)/xor.rpt]
 				scrot_klayout -layout $arg_values(-output_gds) -log $::env(signoff_logs)/screenshot.klayout.xor.log
diff --git a/scripts/tcl_commands/lvs.tcl b/scripts/tcl_commands/lvs.tcl
index c6fc4ffe..40c4cb26 100755
--- a/scripts/tcl_commands/lvs.tcl
+++ b/scripts/tcl_commands/lvs.tcl
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ proc write_powered_verilog {args} {
         set_if_unset arg_values(-powered_netlist) ""
     }
 
-    try_catch $::env(OPENROAD_BIN) -python $::env(SCRIPTS_DIR)/odbpy/power_utils.py write_powered_def\
+    try_catch $::env(OPENROAD_BIN) -exit -python $::env(SCRIPTS_DIR)/odbpy/power_utils.py write_powered_def\
         --output $arg_values(-output_def) \
         --input-lef $arg_values(-lef) \
         --power-port $arg_values(-power) \
diff --git a/scripts/tcl_commands/routing.tcl b/scripts/tcl_commands/routing.tcl
index c93aa513..2cbb37aa 100755
--- a/scripts/tcl_commands/routing.tcl
+++ b/scripts/tcl_commands/routing.tcl
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ proc detailed_routing_tritonroute {args} {
     unset ::env(_tmp_drt_file_prefix)
     unset ::env(_tmp_drt_rpt_prefix)
 
-    try_catch $::env(OPENROAD_BIN) -python $::env(SCRIPTS_DIR)/drc_rosetta.py tr to_klayout \
+    try_catch $::env(OPENROAD_BIN) -exit -python $::env(SCRIPTS_DIR)/drc_rosetta.py tr to_klayout \
         -o $::env(routing_reports)/drt.klayout.xml \
         --design-name $::env(DESIGN_NAME) \
         $::env(routing_reports)/drt.drc
diff --git a/scripts/utils/utils.tcl b/scripts/utils/utils.tcl
index dc71b930..5f9e19e2 100755
--- a/scripts/utils/utils.tcl
+++ b/scripts/utils/utils.tcl
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ proc manipulate_layout {args} {
     set_if_unset arg_values(-output) $arg_values(-input)
     set_if_unset arg_values(-output_def) /dev/null
 
-    try_catch $::env(OPENROAD_BIN) -python \
+    try_catch $::env(OPENROAD_BIN) -exit -python \
         {*}$args \
         --input-lef $::env(MERGED_LEF) \
         --output-def $arg_values(-output_def) \
diff --git a/tests/1007/.gitignore b/tests/1007/.gitignore
index 9c353fa7..168bc1bd 100644
--- a/tests/1007/.gitignore
+++ b/tests/1007/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 out.def
-out.odb
\ No newline at end of file
+out.odb
+in.odb
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/1007/in.def b/tests/1007/in.def
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..92ba82c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/1007/in.def
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+VERSION 5.8 ;
+DIVIDERCHAR "/" ;
+BUSBITCHARS "[]" ;
+DESIGN inverter ;
+UNITS DISTANCE MICRONS 1000 ;
+DIEAREA ( 0 0 ) ( 34165 54885 ) ;
+ROW ROW_0 unithd 5520 10880 N DO 50 BY 1 STEP 460 0 ;
+ROW ROW_1 unithd 5520 13600 FS DO 50 BY 1 STEP 460 0 ;
+ROW ROW_2 unithd 5520 16320 N DO 50 BY 1 STEP 460 0 ;
+ROW ROW_3 unithd 5520 19040 FS DO 50 BY 1 STEP 460 0 ;
+ROW ROW_4 unithd 5520 21760 N DO 50 BY 1 STEP 460 0 ;
+ROW ROW_5 unithd 5520 24480 FS DO 50 BY 1 STEP 460 0 ;
+ROW ROW_6 unithd 5520 27200 N DO 50 BY 1 STEP 460 0 ;
+ROW ROW_7 unithd 5520 29920 FS DO 50 BY 1 STEP 460 0 ;
+ROW ROW_8 unithd 5520 32640 N DO 50 BY 1 STEP 460 0 ;
+ROW ROW_9 unithd 5520 35360 FS DO 50 BY 1 STEP 460 0 ;
+ROW ROW_10 unithd 5520 38080 N DO 50 BY 1 STEP 460 0 ;
+ROW ROW_11 unithd 5520 40800 FS DO 50 BY 1 STEP 460 0 ;
+TRACKS X 230 DO 74 STEP 460 LAYER li1 ;
+TRACKS Y 170 DO 161 STEP 340 LAYER li1 ;
+TRACKS X 170 DO 100 STEP 340 LAYER met1 ;
+TRACKS Y 170 DO 161 STEP 340 LAYER met1 ;
+TRACKS X 230 DO 74 STEP 460 LAYER met2 ;
+TRACKS Y 230 DO 119 STEP 460 LAYER met2 ;
+TRACKS X 340 DO 50 STEP 680 LAYER met3 ;
+TRACKS Y 340 DO 81 STEP 680 LAYER met3 ;
+TRACKS X 460 DO 37 STEP 920 LAYER met4 ;
+TRACKS Y 460 DO 60 STEP 920 LAYER met4 ;
+TRACKS X 1700 DO 10 STEP 3400 LAYER met5 ;
+TRACKS Y 1700 DO 16 STEP 3400 LAYER met5 ;
+COMPONENTS 32 ;
+    - PHY_0 sky130_fd_sc_hd__decap_3 + SOURCE DIST + FIXED ( 5520 10880 ) N ;
+    - PHY_1 sky130_fd_sc_hd__decap_3 + SOURCE DIST + FIXED ( 27140 10880 ) FN ;
+    - PHY_10 sky130_fd_sc_hd__decap_3 + SOURCE DIST + FIXED ( 5520 24480 ) FS ;
+    - PHY_11 sky130_fd_sc_hd__decap_3 + SOURCE DIST + FIXED ( 27140 24480 ) S ;
+    - PHY_12 sky130_fd_sc_hd__decap_3 + SOURCE DIST + FIXED ( 5520 27200 ) N ;
+    - PHY_13 sky130_fd_sc_hd__decap_3 + SOURCE DIST + FIXED ( 27140 27200 ) FN ;
+    - PHY_14 sky130_fd_sc_hd__decap_3 + SOURCE DIST + FIXED ( 5520 29920 ) FS ;
+    - PHY_15 sky130_fd_sc_hd__decap_3 + SOURCE DIST + FIXED ( 27140 29920 ) S ;
+    - PHY_16 sky130_fd_sc_hd__decap_3 + SOURCE DIST + FIXED ( 5520 32640 ) N ;
+    - PHY_17 sky130_fd_sc_hd__decap_3 + SOURCE DIST + FIXED ( 27140 32640 ) FN ;
+    - PHY_18 sky130_fd_sc_hd__decap_3 + SOURCE DIST + FIXED ( 5520 35360 ) FS ;
+    - PHY_19 sky130_fd_sc_hd__decap_3 + SOURCE DIST + FIXED ( 27140 35360 ) S ;
+    - PHY_2 sky130_fd_sc_hd__decap_3 + SOURCE DIST + FIXED ( 5520 13600 ) FS ;
+    - PHY_20 sky130_fd_sc_hd__decap_3 + SOURCE DIST + FIXED ( 5520 38080 ) N ;
+    - PHY_21 sky130_fd_sc_hd__decap_3 + SOURCE DIST + FIXED ( 27140 38080 ) FN ;
+    - PHY_22 sky130_fd_sc_hd__decap_3 + SOURCE DIST + FIXED ( 5520 40800 ) FS ;
+    - PHY_23 sky130_fd_sc_hd__decap_3 + SOURCE DIST + FIXED ( 27140 40800 ) S ;
+    - PHY_3 sky130_fd_sc_hd__decap_3 + SOURCE DIST + FIXED ( 27140 13600 ) S ;
+    - PHY_4 sky130_fd_sc_hd__decap_3 + SOURCE DIST + FIXED ( 5520 16320 ) N ;
+    - PHY_5 sky130_fd_sc_hd__decap_3 + SOURCE DIST + FIXED ( 27140 16320 ) FN ;
+    - PHY_6 sky130_fd_sc_hd__decap_3 + SOURCE DIST + FIXED ( 5520 19040 ) FS ;
+    - PHY_7 sky130_fd_sc_hd__decap_3 + SOURCE DIST + FIXED ( 27140 19040 ) S ;
+    - PHY_8 sky130_fd_sc_hd__decap_3 + SOURCE DIST + FIXED ( 5520 21760 ) N ;
+    - PHY_9 sky130_fd_sc_hd__decap_3 + SOURCE DIST + FIXED ( 27140 21760 ) FN ;
+    - TAP_24 sky130_fd_sc_hd__tapvpwrvgnd_1 + SOURCE DIST + FIXED ( 18400 10880 ) N ;
+    - TAP_25 sky130_fd_sc_hd__tapvpwrvgnd_1 + SOURCE DIST + FIXED ( 18400 16320 ) N ;
+    - TAP_26 sky130_fd_sc_hd__tapvpwrvgnd_1 + SOURCE DIST + FIXED ( 18400 21760 ) N ;
+    - TAP_27 sky130_fd_sc_hd__tapvpwrvgnd_1 + SOURCE DIST + FIXED ( 18400 27200 ) N ;
+    - TAP_28 sky130_fd_sc_hd__tapvpwrvgnd_1 + SOURCE DIST + FIXED ( 18400 32640 ) N ;
+    - TAP_29 sky130_fd_sc_hd__tapvpwrvgnd_1 + SOURCE DIST + FIXED ( 18400 38080 ) N ;
+    - TAP_30 sky130_fd_sc_hd__tapvpwrvgnd_1 + SOURCE DIST + FIXED ( 18400 40800 ) FS ;
+    - _0_ sky130_fd_sc_hd__inv_2 ;
+END COMPONENTS
+PINS 2 ;
+    - in + NET in + DIRECTION INPUT + USE SIGNAL
+      + PORT
+        + LAYER met2 ( -140 -2000 ) ( 140 2000 )
+        + PLACED ( 32430 52885 ) N ;
+    - out + NET out + DIRECTION OUTPUT + USE SIGNAL
+      + PORT
+        + LAYER met2 ( -140 -2000 ) ( 140 2000 )
+        + PLACED ( 230 2000 ) N ;
+END PINS
+NETS 2 ;
+    - in ( PIN in ) ( _0_ A ) + USE SIGNAL ;
+    - out ( PIN out ) ( _0_ Y ) + USE SIGNAL ;
+END NETS
+END DESIGN
diff --git a/tests/1007/in.odb b/tests/1007/in.odb
deleted file mode 100644
index c5050bb7..00000000
Binary files a/tests/1007/in.odb and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/tests/1007/interactive.tcl b/tests/1007/interactive.tcl
index 5f37101f..b7a1d8a5 100644
--- a/tests/1007/interactive.tcl
+++ b/tests/1007/interactive.tcl
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 package require openlane;
 
-prep -design $::env(TEST_DIR)
+prep -design $::env(TEST_DIR) {*}$argv
+
+try_catch echo {
+    read_lef $::env(MERGED_LEF)
+    read_def $::env(DESIGN_DIR)/in.def
+    write_db $::env(DESIGN_DIR)/in.odb
+} | openroad -exit
 
 set ::env(CURRENT_ODB) $::env(DESIGN_DIR)/in.odb
 
@@ -12,6 +18,6 @@ insert_buffer\
 
 exec cp $::env(CURRENT_ODB) $::env(DESIGN_DIR)/out.odb
 
-exec $::env(OPENROAD_BIN) -python $::env(DESIGN_DIR)/hooks/post_run.py
+try_catch $::env(OPENROAD_BIN) -exit -python $::env(DESIGN_DIR)/hooks/post_run.py
 
-puts_info "Done."
\ No newline at end of file
+puts_info "Done."
diff --git a/tests/1413/.gitignore b/tests/1413/.gitignore
index 9c353fa7..168bc1bd 100644
--- a/tests/1413/.gitignore
+++ b/tests/1413/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 out.def
-out.odb
\ No newline at end of file
+out.odb
+in.odb
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/1413/in.def b/tests/1413/in.def
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..aee5f17c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/1413/in.def
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../1007/in.def
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/1413/in.odb b/tests/1413/in.odb
deleted file mode 120000
index 6e2b2992..00000000
--- a/tests/1413/in.odb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../1007/in.odb
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/1413/interactive.tcl b/tests/1413/interactive.tcl
index dcf5c272..e1e8cb70 100644
--- a/tests/1413/interactive.tcl
+++ b/tests/1413/interactive.tcl
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 package require openlane;
 
-prep -design $::env(TEST_DIR)
+prep -design $::env(TEST_DIR) {*}$argv
+
+try_catch echo {
+    read_lef $::env(MERGED_LEF)
+    read_def $::env(DESIGN_DIR)/../1413/in.def
+    write_db $::env(DESIGN_DIR)/in.odb
+} | openroad -exit
 
 set ::env(CURRENT_ODB) $::env(DESIGN_DIR)/in.odb
 
@@ -13,6 +19,6 @@ remove_nets -rx {^in$} -input $save_odb
 
 set ::env(CURRENT_ODB) $save_odb
 
-exec $::env(OPENROAD_BIN) -python $::env(DESIGN_DIR)/hooks/post_run.py
+try_catch $::env(OPENROAD_BIN) -exit -python $::env(DESIGN_DIR)/hooks/post_run.py
 
 puts_info "Done."
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/892/hooks/post_run.py b/tests/892/hooks/post_run.py
index 9486dadf..782464b6 100644
--- a/tests/892/hooks/post_run.py
+++ b/tests/892/hooks/post_run.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # export MERGED_LEF=/openlane/designs/def_test/runs/RUN_2022.01.23_17.23.46/tmp/merged.lef
 # export HOOK_OUTPUT_PATH=/openlane/designs/def_test/runs/RUN_2022.01.23_17.23.46/results/final
 # export DESIGN_DIR=/openlane/designs/def_test
-# openroad -python designs/def_test/hooks/post_run.py
+# openroad -exit -python designs/def_test/hooks/post_run.py
 
 import odb
 
diff --git a/tests/__main__.py b/tests/__main__.py
index dd847708..4553988f 100755
--- a/tests/__main__.py
+++ b/tests/__main__.py
@@ -115,10 +115,10 @@ def run_test_case(test_case):
             result = subprocess.run(
                 [
                     "flow.tcl",
-                    "-verbose",
-                    "99",
                     "-design",
                     test_case,
+                    "-verbose",
+                    "99",
                     "-tag",
                     "issue_regression_run",
                     "-run_hooks",
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ def run_test_case(test_case):
                 subprocess.run(
                     [
                         "openroad",
+                        "-exit",
                         "-python",
                         test_case_issue_regression_script,
                         os.path.join(test_case, "runs", "issue_regression_run"),