diff --git a/src/Psalm/Internal/CliUtils.php b/src/Psalm/Internal/CliUtils.php
index 86f6b3261a3..03328e0d999 100644
--- a/src/Psalm/Internal/CliUtils.php
+++ b/src/Psalm/Internal/CliUtils.php
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ public static function initPhpVersion(array $options, Config $config, ProjectAna
                     STDERR,
                     $e->getMessage() . PHP_EOL,
                 );
-                exit(2);
+                exit(1);
             }
         }
     }