diff --git a/src/command_line.cc b/src/command_line.cc
index e133c29e..0bab6e62 100644
--- a/src/command_line.cc
+++ b/src/command_line.cc
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     doctest::Context context;
     context.applyCommandLine(argc, argv);
     int res = context.run();
-    if (context.shouldExit())
+    if (res != 0 || context.shouldExit())
       return res;
   }