diff --git a/ufw b/ufw
index ead0921..f3dc024 100755
--- a/ufw
+++ b/ufw
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ main() {
 	if [[ -f "$cfg_file" ]]; then
 		if ! source "$cfg_file"; then
 			printf 'Failed to source configuration file: %s\n' "$cfg_file"
-			return $?
+			return 1
 		fi
 	fi