diff --git a/slpkg/utilities.py b/slpkg/utilities.py
index 55e45742..213c5313 100644
--- a/slpkg/utilities.py
+++ b/slpkg/utilities.py
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ class Utilities(Configs):
             raise SystemExit(1)
 
         if output.returncode != 0:
-            raise SystemExit(1)
+            raise SystemExit(output.returncode)
 
     def header_process_log(self, filename: str) -> None:
         """ Creates the build log file and the header. """