Trying to run serverless command from node.js child process

I'm trying to run the serverless command using node.js child process to test locally before deploying to production. Here's the command I'm using:

serverless invoke local --function x

I'm running it via:

    exec(
      `serverless invoke local --function x -l`,
      (error, stdout, stderr) => {
        if (error) {
          console.log("rejected", error)
          throw error
        } else {
          console.log(2345, stdout, stderr)
        }
      }
    )

I can see a node process being created by running top and monitoring it. But it switches between status: stuck and sleeping. It fails to execute.

Command works fine via the terminal so i'm guessing this has nothing to do with my config.

any help is appreciated!

Start with the Node.js child-process exec call shown in the issue and reproduce serverless invoke local --function x -l outside the terminal context. Compare the child process behavior with the terminal invocation; done means the command executes successfully and the callback reports its output or a clearly diagnosed failure.