diff --git a/peer/node/status.go b/peer/node/status.go
index 0ace3e24b51..032988cc09d 100644
--- a/peer/node/status.go
+++ b/peer/node/status.go
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ var nodeStatusCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "status",
 	Short: "Returns status of the node.",
 	Long:  `Returns the status of the running node.`,
-	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		status()
+	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+		return status()
 	},
 }