diff --git a/cmd/podman-mac-helper/main.go b/cmd/podman-mac-helper/main.go
index ef57341bcd..d3e5310929 100644
--- a/cmd/podman-mac-helper/main.go
+++ b/cmd/podman-mac-helper/main.go
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	if err := rootCmd.Execute(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error: %s\n", err.Error())
+		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 }