diff --git a/packages/core.gbapp/services/GBAPIService.ts b/packages/core.gbapp/services/GBAPIService.ts
index 9461ce95..0af1fda2 100644
--- a/packages/core.gbapp/services/GBAPIService.ts
+++ b/packages/core.gbapp/services/GBAPIService.ts
@@ -482,6 +482,9 @@ export class DialogClass {
   public async isAffirmative(step, text) {
     return text.toLowerCase().match(Messages[step.context.activity.locale].affirmative_sentences);
   }
+  public async exit(step) {
+    await step.endDialog();
+  }
 
   public async getNow(step) {
     const nowUTC = new Date();
diff --git a/packages/core.gbapp/services/GBVMService.ts b/packages/core.gbapp/services/GBVMService.ts
index b4e1f229..20acdf12 100644
--- a/packages/core.gbapp/services/GBVMService.ts
+++ b/packages/core.gbapp/services/GBVMService.ts
@@ -212,6 +212,10 @@ export class GBVMService extends GBService {
       return `transfer (step)\n`;
     });
 
+    code = code.replace(/(exit)/gi, () => {
+      return `exit (step)\n`;
+    });
+
     code = code.replace(/(talk to)(\s)(.*)/gi, ($0, $1, $2, $3) => {
       return `sys().talkTo(${$3})\n`;
     });
@@ -382,6 +386,9 @@ export class GBVMService extends GBService {
     code = code.replace(/("[^"]*"|'[^']*')|\btransfer\b/gi, ($0, $1) => {
       return $1 === undefined ? 'this.transfer' : $1;
     });
+    code = code.replace(/("[^"]*"|'[^']*')|\bexit\b/gi, ($0, $1) => {
+      return $1 === undefined ? 'this.exit' : $1;
+    });
 
     // await insertion.
 
diff --git a/packages/kb.gbapp/dialogs/AskDialog.ts b/packages/kb.gbapp/dialogs/AskDialog.ts
index 68afee9c..acc6d51a 100644
--- a/packages/kb.gbapp/dialogs/AskDialog.ts
+++ b/packages/kb.gbapp/dialogs/AskDialog.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ export class AskDialog extends IGBDialog {
           text = Messages[locale].ask_first_time;
         } else if (step.options && step.options.isReturning) {
           text = Messages[locale].anything_else;
+        } else if (step.options && step.options.emptyPrompt) {
+          text = "";
         } else if (user.subjects.length > 0) {
           text = Messages[locale].which_question;
         } else {