diff --git a/bin/headlessvnc b/bin/headlessvnc
index e3cffe9..a6451b4 100755
--- a/bin/headlessvnc
+++ b/bin/headlessvnc
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ start() {
     "$@"
   else
     perror "server already started"
-    exit 2
+    return 2
   fi
 }
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ stop() {
     vncserver -kill :1
   else
     perror "server is not running"
-    exit 2
+    return 2
   fi
 }