diff --git a/src/qlever/qlever_main.py b/src/qlever/qlever_main.py
index dd227866..d93e4549 100644
--- a/src/qlever/qlever_main.py
+++ b/src/qlever/qlever_main.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def main():
         log.info("")
         log.info("Ctrl-C pressed, exiting ...")
         log.info("")
-        exit(0)
+        exit(1)
     except Exception as e:
         # Check if it's a certain kind of `AttributeError` and give a hint in
         # that case.