diff --git a/bin/update b/bin/update
index a3a0969..4e72c21 100755
--- a/bin/update
+++ b/bin/update
@@ -398,8 +398,9 @@ main() {
 
     if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
         _lock_or_error_message
-        if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-            return $?
+        local error_code=$?
+        if [ $error_code -ne 0 ]; then
+            exit $error_code
         fi
 
         local start=`date +%s`
@@ -467,8 +468,9 @@ main() {
 
         if [ $lock_required -eq 0 ]; then
             _lock_or_error_message
-            if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-                return $?
+            local error_code=$?
+            if [ $error_code -ne 0 ]; then
+                exit $error_code
             fi
         fi