diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/restart/RestartApplicationListener.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/restart/RestartApplicationListener.java
index fe2f84107e6..6969c99e61a 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/restart/RestartApplicationListener.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/restart/RestartApplicationListener.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2021 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -83,12 +83,11 @@ public class RestartApplicationListener implements ApplicationListener<Applicati
 		}
 		if (restartInitializer != null) {
 			String[] args = event.getArgs();
-			DefaultRestartInitializer initializer = new DefaultRestartInitializer();
 			boolean restartOnInitialize = !AgentReloader.isActive();
 			if (!restartOnInitialize) {
 				logger.info("Restart disabled due to an agent-based reloader being active");
 			}
-			Restarter.initialize(args, false, initializer, restartOnInitialize);
+			Restarter.initialize(args, false, restartInitializer, restartOnInitialize);
 		}
 		else {
 			logger.info(LogMessage.format("Restart disabled due to System property '%s' being set to false",
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/restart/SilentExitExceptionHandler.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/restart/SilentExitExceptionHandler.java
index 065a3f0499f..760ce13798d 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/restart/SilentExitExceptionHandler.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/restart/SilentExitExceptionHandler.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2019 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2021 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package org.springframework.boot.devtools.restart;
 
 import java.lang.Thread.UncaughtExceptionHandler;
+import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 
 /**
@@ -35,7 +36,8 @@ class SilentExitExceptionHandler implements UncaughtExceptionHandler {
 
 	@Override
 	public void uncaughtException(Thread thread, Throwable exception) {
-		if (exception instanceof SilentExitException) {
+		if (exception instanceof SilentExitException || (exception instanceof InvocationTargetException
+				&& ((InvocationTargetException) exception).getTargetException() instanceof SilentExitException)) {
 			if (isJvmExiting(thread)) {
 				preventNonZeroExitCode();
 			}