diff --git a/dotdrop.sh b/dotdrop.sh
index 1db8b11..4559faa 100755
--- a/dotdrop.sh
+++ b/dotdrop.sh
@@ -22,11 +22,14 @@ cfg="${cur}/config.yaml"
 sub="dotdrop"
 
 # pivot
-cd "${cur}" || { echo "Directory \"${cur}\" doesn't exist, aborting." && exit; }
+cd "${cur}" || { echo "Directory \"${cur}\" doesn't exist, aborting." && exit 1; }
 # init/update the submodule
 git submodule update --init --recursive
 git submodule update --remote dotdrop
 # launch dotdrop
 PYTHONPATH=dotdrop python3 -m dotdrop.dotdrop "${args[@]}"
+ret="$?"
 # pivot back
-cd "${opwd}" || { echo "Directory \"${opwd}\" doesn't exist, aborting." && exit; }
+cd "${opwd}" || { echo "Directory \"${opwd}\" doesn't exist, aborting." && exit 1; }
+# exit with dotdrop exit code
+exit ${ret}