diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a29bb6c..08592a5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.20)
 include(cmake/color.cmake)
 
-set(BLT_VERSION 0.18.6)
+set(BLT_VERSION 0.18.7)
 set(BLT_TEST_VERSION 0.0.1)
 
 set(BLT_TARGET BLT)
diff --git a/include/blt/std/assert.h b/include/blt/std/assert.h
index 1b51c5a..0c6f4ef 100644
--- a/include/blt/std/assert.h
+++ b/include/blt/std/assert.h
@@ -56,6 +56,6 @@ namespace blt
 #define BLT_THROW(throwable) do {blt::b_throw(throwable.what(), __FILE__, __LINE__); throw throwable;} while(0)
 
 
-#define BLT_ABORT(message) do {blt::b_abort(message, __FILE__, __LINE__); std::exit(1); } while (0)
+#define BLT_ABORT(message) do {blt::b_abort(message, __FILE__, __LINE__); std::abort(); } while (0)
 
 #endif //BLT_ASSERT_H