diff --git a/inc/cli/class-migrate-command.php b/inc/cli/class-migrate-command.php
index 47f4ab4..594cca9 100644
--- a/inc/cli/class-migrate-command.php
+++ b/inc/cli/class-migrate-command.php
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ function ppa( $args, $assoc_args ) : void {
 				if ( is_wp_error( $ppa_terms ) ) {
 					WP_CLI::error( 'There was an error fetching the PublishPress Author data, is the plugin activated?', false );
 					WP_CLI::error( $ppa_terms, false );
-					exit;
+					exit( 1 );
 				}
 
 				/**