diff --git a/cmd/compare.go b/cmd/compare.go
index eedb221..9cf4f54 100644
--- a/cmd/compare.go
+++ b/cmd/compare.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func runCompare(cmd *cobra.Command, options compareOptions) error {
 	}
 	changes, err := resourceManager.GetChanges()
 	if err != nil {
-		os.Exit(1)
+		os.Exit(2)
 	}
 	if len(changes) == 0 {
 		return nil
diff --git a/cmd/sync.go b/cmd/sync.go
index 0e4f645..a0e9032 100644
--- a/cmd/sync.go
+++ b/cmd/sync.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func runSync(cmd *cobra.Command, options syncOptions) error {
 	if options.dryRun {
 		changes, err := resourceManager.GetChanges()
 		if err != nil {
-			os.Exit(1)
+			os.Exit(2)
 		}
 		printChangedResources(cmd.OutOrStdout(), changes)
 	} else {