diff --git a/bin/secondscreen b/bin/secondscreen
index 7134549..efd9176 100755
--- a/bin/secondscreen
+++ b/bin/secondscreen
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ status() {
         exit_status="$(("$exit_status" + 1))"
     fi
 
-    exit "$exit_status"
+    return "$exit_status"
 }
 
 if [ -n "$1" ]; then