diff --git a/bin/veewee b/bin/veewee
index 7a40a015..9ca26713 100755
--- a/bin/veewee
+++ b/bin/veewee
@@ -25,4 +25,5 @@ begin
 
 rescue Veewee::Error => e
   env.ui.error "#{e}"
+  exit 1
 end