diff --git a/bin/aeolus b/bin/aeolus
index b8a6524..33d4117 100755
--- a/bin/aeolus
+++ b/bin/aeolus
@@ -19,4 +19,5 @@ rescue Exception => ex
     puts "Was unable to write to the following stack trace to #{fname}:"
     puts the_stack_trace
   end
+  exit 1
 end
diff --git a/features/exceptions.feature b/features/exceptions.feature
index b0f8092..c5668a1 100644
--- a/features/exceptions.feature
+++ b/features/exceptions.feature
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ Feature: Exception Handling
     """
     Error:
     """
+    And the exit status should be 1