diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b8b7c8858..f3556a6c7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Pear Runtime Changelog
 
+## v1.6.2
+
+### Fixes
+
+* Internal - Fix process termination after unhandled error in sidecar
+
+## v1.6.1
+
+### Fixes
+
+* Linux - Updated sodium-native to version 4.3.1
+
 ## v1.6.0
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/lib/crasher.js b/lib/crasher.js
index 7367704f6..f0b050fc7 100644
--- a/lib/crasher.js
+++ b/lib/crasher.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ const { isBare, platform, arch } = require('which-runtime')
 const fs = isBare ? require('bare-fs') : require('fs')
 const path = isBare ? require('bare-path') : require('path')
 const checkout = require('../checkout')
+const os = isBare ? require('bare-os') : require('os')
 
 let hasLogged = false
 const start = Date.now()
@@ -25,7 +26,11 @@ function logCrashAndExit (logPath, errorInfo, checkout, stackTrace, err) {
 
   console.error(`Error logged at ${logPath}`)
 
-  runContext.exit(1)
+  if (isBare) {
+    os.kill(pid)
+  } else {
+    runContext.exit(1)
+  }
 }
 
 function setupCrashHandlers (processName, swap) {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 168abc8ac..1e62d8d30 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pear",
-  "version": "1.6.1",
+  "version": "1.6.2",
   "main": "./boot.js",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {