1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/cli_new.c b/src/cli_new.c
index b4349b2..f88e5c3 100644
--- a/src/cli_new.c
+++ b/src/cli_new.c
@@ -2667,7 +2667,10 @@ system_out(const char *cmd, const char *prepend_msg, boolean format)
     int status;
     wait(&status);
     close(cp[0]);
-    return WEXITSTATUS(status);
+    if (WIFEXITED(status)) {
+      return WEXITSTATUS(status);
+    }
+    return 1;
   }
 }