diff --git a/pelican/__init__.py b/pelican/__init__.py
index b68d6aa9..5e919780 100644
--- a/pelican/__init__.py
+++ b/pelican/__init__.py
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ def main():
     except Exception, e:
         log.critical(unicode(e))
 
+        exit(getattr(e, 'exitcode', 1))
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()