diff --git a/pramen/core/src/main/scala/za/co/absa/pramen/core/utils/ConfigUtils.scala b/pramen/core/src/main/scala/za/co/absa/pramen/core/utils/ConfigUtils.scala
index c8c040f0b..5ccdd5c57 100644
--- a/pramen/core/src/main/scala/za/co/absa/pramen/core/utils/ConfigUtils.scala
+++ b/pramen/core/src/main/scala/za/co/absa/pramen/core/utils/ConfigUtils.scala
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import com.typesafe.config._
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory
 import za.co.absa.pramen.core.utils.StringUtils.{escapeString, trimLeft}
 
+import java.io.{File, PrintWriter}
 import java.nio.file.{Files, Paths}
 import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter
 import java.time.{DayOfWeek, LocalDate}
@@ -585,4 +586,16 @@ object ConfigUtils {
 
     processStruct("", "", root, isRoot = true)
   }
+
+  /**
+    * Writes the contents of a configuration to a file in HOCON format.
+    *
+    * @param conf     A configuration.
+    * @param fileName The output file name.
+    */
+  def writeConfigToFile(conf: Config, fileName: String): Unit = {
+    val pw = new PrintWriter(new File(fileName))
+    pw.write(conf.root().render())
+    pw.close()
+  }
 }
diff --git a/pramen/core/src/test/scala/za/co/absa/pramen/core/PipelineRunnerSuite.scala b/pramen/core/src/test/scala/za/co/absa/pramen/core/PipelineRunnerSuite.scala
index ca0341efe..eec77ca3d 100644
--- a/pramen/core/src/test/scala/za/co/absa/pramen/core/PipelineRunnerSuite.scala
+++ b/pramen/core/src/test/scala/za/co/absa/pramen/core/PipelineRunnerSuite.scala
@@ -16,13 +16,17 @@
 
 package za.co.absa.pramen.core
 
+import com.typesafe.config.ConfigFactory
 import org.scalatest.BeforeAndAfterAll
 import org.scalatest.wordspec.AnyWordSpec
-import za.co.absa.pramen.base.{ExitException, NoExitSecurityManager}
 import za.co.absa.pramen.core.base.SparkTestBase
 import za.co.absa.pramen.core.fixtures.TempDirFixture
+import za.co.absa.pramen.core.mocks.{ExitException, NoExitSecurityManager}
+import za.co.absa.pramen.core.utils.ConfigUtils
 import za.co.absa.pramen.runner.PipelineRunner
 
+import java.nio.file.Paths
+
 class PipelineRunnerSuite extends AnyWordSpec with BeforeAndAfterAll with TempDirFixture with SparkTestBase {
   override def beforeAll(): Unit = System.setSecurityManager(new NoExitSecurityManager())
 
@@ -50,5 +54,28 @@ class PipelineRunnerSuite extends AnyWordSpec with BeforeAndAfterAll with TempDi
           assert(e.status != 0)
       }
     }
+
+    "exit with zero exit code on a pipeline with minimal configuration" in {
+      val conf = ConfigFactory.parseString(
+        """pramen {
+          |  pipeline.name = "Test pipeline"
+          |  bookkeeping.enabled = false
+          |  stop.spark.session = false
+          |}
+          |""".stripMargin)
+      withTempDirectory("pramen_main") { tempDir =>
+        val workflowPath = Paths.get(tempDir, "workflow.conf").toString
+
+        ConfigUtils.writeConfigToFile(conf, workflowPath)
+
+        try {
+          PipelineRunner.main(Array("--workflow", workflowPath))
+        } catch {
+          case e: ExitException =>
+            assert(e.status == 0)
+        }
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
+
diff --git a/pramen/core/src/test/scala/za/co/absa/pramen/core/mocks/ExitException.scala b/pramen/core/src/test/scala/za/co/absa/pramen/core/mocks/ExitException.scala
index a5503180b..a39f40395 100644
--- a/pramen/core/src/test/scala/za/co/absa/pramen/core/mocks/ExitException.scala
+++ b/pramen/core/src/test/scala/za/co/absa/pramen/core/mocks/ExitException.scala
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-package za.co.absa.pramen.base
+package za.co.absa.pramen.core.mocks
 
 case class ExitException(status: Int) extends SecurityException("System.exit() is not allowed")
diff --git a/pramen/core/src/test/scala/za/co/absa/pramen/core/mocks/NoExitSecurityManager.scala b/pramen/core/src/test/scala/za/co/absa/pramen/core/mocks/NoExitSecurityManager.scala
index 6be3bb414..aae14724a 100644
--- a/pramen/core/src/test/scala/za/co/absa/pramen/core/mocks/NoExitSecurityManager.scala
+++ b/pramen/core/src/test/scala/za/co/absa/pramen/core/mocks/NoExitSecurityManager.scala
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-package za.co.absa.pramen.base
+package za.co.absa.pramen.core.mocks
 
 import java.security.Permission