diff --git a/src/WordPress.php b/src/WordPress.php
index 4bb2ac6..fd18d25 100644
--- a/src/WordPress.php
+++ b/src/WordPress.php
@@ -1612,7 +1612,7 @@ private function catch_clean( $e ) {
 		$this->delete_site( $this->level, $this->site_data['site_url'], $this->site_data['site_fs_path'], $db_data );
 		\EE\Utils\delem_log( 'site cleanup end' );
 		\EE::log( 'Report bugs here: https://github.com/EasyEngine/site-type-wp' );
-		exit;
+		exit( 1 );
 	}
 
 	/**