diff --git a/ssm b/ssm
index cd44e9d..9010058 100755
--- a/ssm
+++ b/ssm
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ case "$2" in
 	;;
 esac
 
-(( res )) && return "$res"
+(( res )) && exit "$res"
 
 # Run post_$action function
 if is_function "post_$2"; then