diff --git a/teos/src/cli.rs b/teos/src/cli.rs
index dbc345df..7f9fe188 100644
--- a/teos/src/cli.rs
+++ b/teos/src/cli.rs
@@ -80,10 +80,16 @@ async fn main() {
                         Ok(appointments) => {
                             println!("{}", pretty_json(&appointments.into_inner()).unwrap())
                         }
-                        Err(status) => println!("{}", status.message()),
+                        Err(status) => {
+                            eprintln!("{}", status.message());
+                            std::process::exit(1);
+                        }
                     }
                 }
-                Err(e) => println!("{e}"),
+                Err(e) => {
+                    eprintln!("{e}");
+                    std::process::exit(1);
+                }
             };
         }
         Command::GetTowerInfo => {
@@ -106,10 +112,16 @@ async fn main() {
                         Ok(response) => {
                             println!("{}", pretty_json(&response.into_inner()).unwrap())
                         }
-                        Err(status) => println!("{}", status.message()),
+                        Err(status) => {
+                            eprintln!("{}", status.message());
+                            std::process::exit(1);
+                        }
                     }
                 }
-                Err(e) => println!("{e}"),
+                Err(e) => {
+                    eprintln!("{e}");
+                    std::process::exit(1);
+                }
             };
         }
         Command::Stop => {