diff --git a/private/runtest.sh b/private/runtest.sh
index bebfcfc94..af3e573ee 100755
--- a/private/runtest.sh
+++ b/private/runtest.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ fi
     --trace_kernel_calls=true \
     --trace_user_calls=true \
     --trace_instructions=false \
-    \#--abort_before_entry=true \
+    --abort_before_entry=true \
     1>build/run.txt
     #2>build/run.llvm.txt \
 
diff --git a/src/kernel/modules/xboxkrnl/module.cc b/src/kernel/modules/xboxkrnl/module.cc
index b764f8a86..f4e5239b0 100644
--- a/src/kernel/modules/xboxkrnl/module.cc
+++ b/src/kernel/modules/xboxkrnl/module.cc
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 
 #include "kernel/modules/xboxkrnl/module.h"
 
+#include <gflags/gflags.h>
+
 #include "kernel/modules/xboxkrnl/kernel_state.h"
 #include "kernel/modules/xboxkrnl/objects/xmodule.h"
 
@@ -26,6 +28,10 @@ using namespace xe::kernel;
 using namespace xe::kernel::xboxkrnl;
 
 
+DEFINE_bool(abort_before_entry, false,
+    "Abort execution right before launching the module.");
+
+
 namespace {
 
 }
@@ -117,6 +123,12 @@ int XboxkrnlModule::LaunchModule(const char* path) {
     return 1;
   }
 
+  if (FLAGS_abort_before_entry) {
+    XELOGI(XT("--abort_before_entry causing an early exit"));
+    module->Release();
+    return 0;
+  }
+
   // Launch the module.
   // NOTE: this won't return until the module exits.
   result_code = module->Launch(0);
diff --git a/tools/xenia-run/xenia-run.cc b/tools/xenia-run/xenia-run.cc
index e284fd8f5..477a30b0d 100644
--- a/tools/xenia-run/xenia-run.cc
+++ b/tools/xenia-run/xenia-run.cc
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@ using namespace xe::dbg;
 using namespace xe::kernel;
 
 
-DEFINE_bool(abort_before_entry, false,
-    "Abort execution right before launching the module.");
-
-
 class Run {
 public:
   Run();
@@ -70,10 +66,6 @@ XECLEANUP:
 }
 
 int Run::Launch(const xechar_t* path) {
-  if (FLAGS_abort_before_entry) {
-    return 0;
-  }
-
   // Normalize the path and make absolute.
   // TODO(benvanik): move this someplace common.
   xechar_t abs_path[XE_MAX_PATH];