diff --git a/sceptre/cli/helpers.py b/sceptre/cli/helpers.py
index 69edba63f..c088491e9 100644
--- a/sceptre/cli/helpers.py
+++ b/sceptre/cli/helpers.py
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ def catch_exceptions(func):
     def decorated(*args, **kwargs):
         """
         Invokes ``func``, catches expected errors, prints the error message and
-        exits sceptre with a non-zero exit code.
+        re-raises.
         """
         try:
             return func(*args, **kwargs)
         except (SceptreException, BotoCoreError, ClientError, Boto3Error,
                 TemplateError) as error:
             write(error)
-            sys.exit(1)
+            raise
 
     return decorated