diff --git a/src/arguments.rs b/src/arguments.rs
index 671793f..0e645d5 100644
--- a/src/arguments.rs
+++ b/src/arguments.rs
@@ -71,8 +71,9 @@ impl Arguments {
 
     let filename = filename.to_string_lossy().to_string();
 
-    let mut evaluator =
-      Evaluator::from(Environment::new(Into::<Config>::into(self)));
+    let mut evaluator = Evaluator::from(Environment::new_with_process_control(
+      Into::<Config>::into(self),
+    ));
 
     match parse(&content) {
       Ok(ast) => match evaluator.evaluate(&ast) {
@@ -98,8 +99,9 @@ impl Arguments {
   }
 
   fn evaluate_expression(&self, value: String) -> Result {
-    let mut evaluator =
-      Evaluator::from(Environment::new(Into::<Config>::into(self)));
+    let mut evaluator = Evaluator::from(Environment::new_with_process_control(
+      Into::<Config>::into(self),
+    ));
 
     match parse(&value) {
       Ok(ast) => match evaluator.evaluate(&ast) {
@@ -150,8 +152,9 @@ impl Arguments {
     editor.set_helper(Some(Prompt::new()));
     editor.load_history(&history).ok();
 
-    let mut evaluator =
-      Evaluator::from(Environment::new(Into::<Config>::into(self)));
+    let mut evaluator = Evaluator::from(Environment::new_with_process_control(
+      Into::<Config>::into(self),
+    ));
 
     if let Some(filenames) = &self.load {
       for filename in filenames {
diff --git a/src/builtin.rs b/src/builtin.rs
index b6598e2..4355ae9 100644
--- a/src/builtin.rs
+++ b/src/builtin.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ pub enum Builtin {
 }
 
 impl Builtin {
+  pub(crate) fn controls_process(&self) -> bool {
+    matches!(self.name(), "exit" | "quit")
+  }
+
   #[must_use]
   pub fn kind(&self) -> &'static str {
     match self {
diff --git a/src/environment.rs b/src/environment.rs
index 247b059..958e747 100644
--- a/src/environment.rs
+++ b/src/environment.rs
@@ -53,6 +53,38 @@ impl<'src> Environment<'src> {
     }
   }
 
+  fn from_builtins(
+    config: Config,
+    builtins: impl IntoIterator<Item = &'static Builtin>,
+  ) -> Self {
+    let environment = Self {
+      config,
+      frame: Rc::new(RefCell::new(Frame::default())),
+    };
+
+    for builtin in builtins {
+      match builtin {
+        Builtin::Constant { value, .. } => {
+          environment.add_symbol(builtin.name(), Value::Number(value(config)));
+        }
+        Builtin::Function {
+          arity, function, ..
+        } => {
+          environment.add_function(
+            builtin.name(),
+            Function::Builtin {
+              arity: *arity,
+              function: *function,
+              name: builtin.name(),
+            },
+          );
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    environment
+  }
+
   pub(crate) fn function(
     &self,
     name: &str,
@@ -94,32 +126,17 @@ impl<'src> Environment<'src> {
 
   #[must_use]
   pub fn new(config: Config) -> Self {
-    let environment = Self {
+    Self::from_builtins(
       config,
-      frame: Rc::new(RefCell::new(Frame::default())),
-    };
-
-    for builtin in BUILTINS {
-      match builtin {
-        Builtin::Constant { value, .. } => {
-          environment.add_symbol(builtin.name(), Value::Number(value(config)));
-        }
-        Builtin::Function {
-          arity, function, ..
-        } => {
-          environment.add_function(
-            builtin.name(),
-            Function::Builtin {
-              arity: *arity,
-              function: *function,
-              name: builtin.name(),
-            },
-          );
-        }
-      }
-    }
+      BUILTINS
+        .iter()
+        .filter(|builtin| !builtin.controls_process()),
+    )
+  }
 
-    environment
+  #[must_use]
+  pub fn new_with_process_control(config: Config) -> Self {
+    Self::from_builtins(config, BUILTINS)
   }
 
   fn resolve_function(&self, name: &str) -> Option<Function<'src>> {
@@ -152,3 +169,20 @@ impl fmt::Debug for Environment<'_> {
       .finish_non_exhaustive()
   }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+  use super::*;
+
+  #[test]
+  fn process_control_is_opt_in() {
+    let safe = Environment::new(Config::default());
+    let process_control =
+      Environment::new_with_process_control(Config::default());
+
+    for name in ["exit", "quit"] {
+      assert!(safe.resolve_function(name).is_none());
+      assert!(process_control.resolve_function(name).is_some());
+    }
+  }
+}