diff --git a/account_manager/src/validator/exit.rs b/account_manager/src/validator/exit.rs
index 66fb21dd5d..7d57ebcf66 100644
--- a/account_manager/src/validator/exit.rs
+++ b/account_manager/src/validator/exit.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ pub const CMD: &str = "exit";
 pub const KEYSTORE_FLAG: &str = "keystore";
 pub const PASSWORD_FILE_FLAG: &str = "password-file";
 pub const BEACON_SERVER_FLAG: &str = "beacon-node";
+pub const NO_WAIT: &str = "no-wait";
 pub const PASSWORD_PROMPT: &str = "Enter the keystore password";
 
 pub const DEFAULT_BEACON_NODE: &str = "http://localhost:5052/";
@@ -52,6 +53,11 @@ pub fn cli_app<'a, 'b>() -> App<'a, 'b> {
                 .default_value(&DEFAULT_BEACON_NODE)
                 .takes_value(true),
         )
+        .arg(
+            Arg::with_name(NO_WAIT)
+                .long(NO_WAIT)
+                .help("Exits after publishing the voluntary exit without waiting for confirmation that the exit was included in the beacon chain")
+        )
         .arg(
             Arg::with_name(STDIN_INPUTS_FLAG)
                 .long(STDIN_INPUTS_FLAG)
@@ -64,6 +70,7 @@ pub fn cli_run<E: EthSpec>(matches: &ArgMatches, env: Environment<E>) -> Result<
     let password_file_path: Option<PathBuf> =
         clap_utils::parse_optional(matches, PASSWORD_FILE_FLAG)?;
     let stdin_inputs = matches.is_present(STDIN_INPUTS_FLAG);
+    let no_wait = matches.is_present(NO_WAIT);
 
     let spec = env.eth2_config().spec.clone();
     let server_url: String = clap_utils::parse_required(matches, BEACON_SERVER_FLAG)?;
@@ -84,6 +91,7 @@ pub fn cli_run<E: EthSpec>(matches: &ArgMatches, env: Environment<E>) -> Result<
         &spec,
         stdin_inputs,
         &testnet_config,
+        no_wait,
     ))?;
 
     Ok(())
@@ -97,6 +105,7 @@ async fn publish_voluntary_exit<E: EthSpec>(
     spec: &ChainSpec,
     stdin_inputs: bool,
     testnet_config: &Eth2NetworkConfig,
+    no_wait: bool,
 ) -> Result<(), String> {
     let genesis_data = get_geneisis_data(client).await?;
     let testnet_genesis_root = testnet_config
@@ -169,6 +178,10 @@ async fn publish_voluntary_exit<E: EthSpec>(
         return Ok(());
     }
 
+    if no_wait {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
     loop {
         // Sleep for a slot duration and then check if voluntary exit was processed
         // by checking the validator status.
diff --git a/book/src/voluntary-exit.md b/book/src/voluntary-exit.md
index 4aac647571..511b4a0285 100644
--- a/book/src/voluntary-exit.md
+++ b/book/src/voluntary-exit.md
@@ -64,5 +64,9 @@ Enter the exit phrase from the above URL to confirm the voluntary exit:
 Exit my validator
 
 Successfully published voluntary exit for validator 0xabcd
+Voluntary exit has been accepted into the beacon chain, but not yet finalized. Finalization may take several minutes or longer. Before finalization there is a low probability that the exit may be reverted.
+Current epoch: 29946, Exit epoch: 29951, Withdrawable epoch: 30207
+Please keep your validator running till exit epoch
+Exit epoch in approximately 1920 secs
 ```