diff --git a/tooling/nargo_cli/src/main.rs b/tooling/nargo_cli/src/main.rs
index f4d1e1862fc..92bd7b94988 100644
--- a/tooling/nargo_cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/tooling/nargo_cli/src/main.rs
@@ -11,15 +11,18 @@ mod backends;
 mod cli;
 mod errors;
 
-use color_eyre::{config::HookBuilder, eyre};
+use color_eyre::config::HookBuilder;
 
 const PANIC_MESSAGE: &str = "This is a bug. We may have already fixed this in newer versions of Nargo so try searching for similar issues at https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/.\nIf there isn't an open issue for this bug, consider opening one at https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/new?labels=bug&template=bug_report.yml";
 
-fn main() -> eyre::Result<()> {
+fn main() {
     // Register a panic hook to display more readable panic messages to end-users
     let (panic_hook, _) =
         HookBuilder::default().display_env_section(false).panic_section(PANIC_MESSAGE).into_hooks();
     panic_hook.install();
 
-    cli::start_cli()
+    if let Err(report) = cli::start_cli() {
+        eprintln!("{report}");
+        std::process::exit(1);
+    }
 }