diff --git a/derive/src/argument.rs b/derive/src/argument.rs
index a4d9e77..c6b2f2d 100644
--- a/derive/src/argument.rs
+++ b/derive/src/argument.rs
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ pub fn short_handling(args: &[Argument]) -> (TokenStream, Vec<char>) {
         Ok(Some(Argument::Custom(
             match short {
                 #(#match_arms)*
-                _ => return Err(::uutils_args::Error::UnexpectedOption(short.to_string(), Vec::new())),
+                _ => return Err(::uutils_args::ErrorKind::UnexpectedOption(short.to_string(), Vec::new())),
             }
         )))
     );
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ pub fn long_handling(args: &[Argument], help_flags: &Flags) -> TokenStream {
 
     if options.is_empty() {
         return quote!(
-            return Err(::uutils_args::Error::UnexpectedOption(
+            return Err(::uutils_args::ErrorKind::UnexpectedOption(
                 long.to_string(),
                 Vec::new()
             ))
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ pub fn free_handling(args: &[Argument]) -> TokenStream {
             if let Some((prefix, value)) = arg.split_once('=') {
                 #(#dd_branches)*
 
-                return Err(::uutils_args::Error::UnexpectedOption(
+                return Err(::uutils_args::ErrorKind::UnexpectedOption(
                     prefix.to_string(),
                     ::uutils_args::internal::filter_suggestions(prefix, &[#(#dd_args),*], "")
                 ));
@@ -392,9 +392,12 @@ pub fn positional_handling(args: &[Argument]) -> (TokenStream, TokenStream) {
         let mut missing: Vec<&str> = vec![];
         #(#missing_argument_checks)*
         if !missing.is_empty() {
-            Err(uutils_args::Error::MissingPositionalArguments(
-                missing.iter().map(ToString::to_string).collect::<Vec<String>>()
-            ))
+            Err(uutils_args::Error {
+                exit_code: Self::EXIT_CODE,
+                kind: uutils_args::ErrorKind::MissingPositionalArguments(
+                    missing.iter().map(ToString::to_string).collect::<Vec<String>>()
+                )
+            })
         } else {
             Ok(())
         }
diff --git a/derive/src/lib.rs b/derive/src/lib.rs
index 5967c09..bfeb314 100644
--- a/derive/src/lib.rs
+++ b/derive/src/lib.rs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ pub fn arguments(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
             #[allow(unreachable_code)]
             fn next_arg(
                 parser: &mut uutils_args::lexopt::Parser, positional_idx: &mut usize
-            ) -> Result<Option<uutils_args::Argument<Self>>, uutils_args::Error> {
+            ) -> Result<Option<::uutils_args::Argument<Self>>, ::uutils_args::ErrorKind> {
                 use uutils_args::{Value, lexopt, Error, Argument};
 
                 #free
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index e2c9faa..ff7a6f4 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -7,8 +7,13 @@ use std::{
     fmt::{Debug, Display},
 };
 
+pub struct Error {
+    pub exit_code: i32,
+    pub kind: ErrorKind,
+}
+
 /// Errors that can occur while parsing arguments.
-pub enum Error {
+pub enum ErrorKind {
     /// There was an option that required an option, but none was given.
     MissingValue {
         option: Option<String>,
@@ -51,53 +56,59 @@ pub enum Error {
     IoError(std::io::Error),
 }
 
-impl From<std::io::Error> for Error {
+impl From<std::io::Error> for ErrorKind {
     fn from(value: std::io::Error) -> Self {
-        Error::IoError(value)
+        ErrorKind::IoError(value)
     }
 }
 
 impl StdError for Error {}
 
+impl Display for Error {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        self.kind.fmt(f)
+    }
+}
+
 impl Debug for Error {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
         std::fmt::Display::fmt(self, f)
     }
 }
 
-impl Display for Error {
+impl Display for ErrorKind {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
         write!(f, "error: ")?;
         match self {
-            Error::MissingValue { option } => match option {
+            ErrorKind::MissingValue { option } => match option {
                 Some(option) => write!(f, "Missing value for '{option}'."),
                 None => write!(f, "Missing value"),
             },
-            Error::MissingPositionalArguments(args) => {
+            ErrorKind::MissingPositionalArguments(args) => {
                 write!(f, "Missing values for the following positional arguments:")?;
                 for arg in args {
                     write!(f, "  - {arg}")?;
                 }
                 Ok(())
             }
-            Error::UnexpectedOption(opt, suggestions) => {
+            ErrorKind::UnexpectedOption(opt, suggestions) => {
                 write!(f, "Found an invalid option '{opt}'.")?;
                 if !suggestions.is_empty() {
                     write!(f, "\nDid you mean: {}", suggestions.join(", "))?;
                 }
                 Ok(())
             }
-            Error::UnexpectedArgument(arg) => {
+            ErrorKind::UnexpectedArgument(arg) => {
                 write!(f, "Found an invalid argument '{}'.", arg.to_string_lossy())
             }
-            Error::UnexpectedValue { option, value } => {
+            ErrorKind::UnexpectedValue { option, value } => {
                 write!(
                     f,
                     "Got an unexpected value '{}' for option '{option}'.",
                     value.to_string_lossy(),
                 )
             }
-            Error::ParsingFailed {
+            ErrorKind::ParsingFailed {
                 option,
                 value,
                 error,
@@ -110,7 +121,7 @@ impl Display for Error {
                     write!(f, "Invalid value '{value}' for '{option}': {error}")
                 }
             }
-            Error::AmbiguousOption { option, candidates } => {
+            ErrorKind::AmbiguousOption { option, candidates } => {
                 write!(
                     f,
                     "Option '{option}' is ambiguous. The following candidates match:"
@@ -120,16 +131,16 @@ impl Display for Error {
                 }
                 Ok(())
             }
-            Error::NonUnicodeValue(x) => {
+            ErrorKind::NonUnicodeValue(x) => {
                 write!(f, "Invalid unicode value found: {}", x.to_string_lossy())
             }
-            Error::IoError(x) => std::fmt::Display::fmt(x, f),
+            ErrorKind::IoError(x) => std::fmt::Display::fmt(x, f),
         }
     }
 }
 
-impl From<lexopt::Error> for Error {
-    fn from(other: lexopt::Error) -> Error {
+impl From<lexopt::Error> for ErrorKind {
+    fn from(other: lexopt::Error) -> ErrorKind {
         match other {
             lexopt::Error::MissingValue { option } => Self::MissingValue { option },
             lexopt::Error::UnexpectedOption(s) => Self::UnexpectedOption(s, Vec::new()),
diff --git a/src/internal.rs b/src/internal.rs
index 8a13d57..412c737 100644
--- a/src/internal.rs
+++ b/src/internal.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
 //! Yet, they should be properly documented to make macro-expanded code
 //! readable.
 
-use super::{Error, Value};
+use crate::error::ErrorKind;
+use crate::value::Value;
 use std::{
     ffi::{OsStr, OsString},
     io::Write,
@@ -64,8 +65,8 @@ pub fn parse_prefix<T: Value>(parser: &mut lexopt::Parser, prefix: &'static str)
 }
 
 /// Parse a value and wrap the error into an `Error::ParsingFailed`
-pub fn parse_value_for_option<T: Value>(opt: &str, v: &OsStr) -> Result<T, Error> {
-    T::from_value(v).map_err(|e| Error::ParsingFailed {
+pub fn parse_value_for_option<T: Value>(opt: &str, v: &OsStr) -> Result<T, ErrorKind> {
+    T::from_value(v).map_err(|e| ErrorKind::ParsingFailed {
         option: opt.into(),
         value: v.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
         error: e,
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ pub fn parse_value_for_option<T: Value>(opt: &str, v: &OsStr) -> Result<T, Error
 pub fn infer_long_option<'a>(
     input: &'a str,
     long_options: &'a [&'a str],
-) -> Result<&'a str, Error> {
+) -> Result<&'a str, ErrorKind> {
     let mut candidates = Vec::new();
     let mut exact_match = None;
     for opt in long_options {
@@ -91,11 +92,11 @@ pub fn infer_long_option<'a>(
     match (exact_match, &candidates[..]) {
         (Some(opt), _) => Ok(*opt),
         (None, [opt]) => Ok(**opt),
-        (None, []) => Err(Error::UnexpectedOption(
+        (None, []) => Err(ErrorKind::UnexpectedOption(
             format!("--{input}"),
             filter_suggestions(input, long_options, "--"),
         )),
-        (None, _) => Err(Error::AmbiguousOption {
+        (None, _) => Err(ErrorKind::AmbiguousOption {
             option: input.to_string(),
             candidates: candidates.iter().map(|s| s.to_string()).collect(),
         }),
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index e098140..342bf9b 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ mod value;
 pub use lexopt;
 pub use uutils_args_derive::*;
 
-pub use error::Error;
+pub use error::{Error, ErrorKind};
 pub use value::{Value, ValueError, ValueResult};
 
 use std::{ffi::OsString, marker::PhantomData};
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ pub enum Argument<T: Arguments> {
     Custom(T),
 }
 
-fn exit_if_err<T>(res: Result<T, Error>, exit_code: i32) -> T {
+fn exit_if_err<T>(res: Result<T, Error>) -> T {
     match res {
         Ok(v) => v,
         Err(err) => {
             eprintln!("{err}");
-            std::process::exit(exit_code);
+            std::process::exit(err.exit_code);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ pub trait Arguments: Sized {
     fn next_arg(
         parser: &mut lexopt::Parser,
         positional_idx: &mut usize,
-    ) -> Result<Option<Argument<Self>>, Error>;
+    ) -> Result<Option<Argument<Self>>, ErrorKind>;
 
     /// Check for any required arguments that have not been found.
     ///
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ pub trait Arguments: Sized {
         I: IntoIterator,
         I::Item: Into<OsString>,
     {
-        exit_if_err(Self::try_check(args), Self::EXIT_CODE)
+        exit_if_err(Self::try_check(args))
     }
 
     /// Check all arguments immediately and return any errors.
@@ -135,10 +135,15 @@ impl<T: Arguments> ArgumentIter<T> {
     }
 
     pub fn next_arg(&mut self) -> Result<Option<T>, Error> {
-        if let Some(arg) = T::next_arg(&mut self.parser, &mut self.positional_idx)? {
+        if let Some(arg) =
+            T::next_arg(&mut self.parser, &mut self.positional_idx).map_err(|kind| Error {
+                exit_code: T::EXIT_CODE,
+                kind,
+            })?
+        {
             match arg {
                 Argument::Help => {
-                    self.help()?;
+                    self.help().unwrap();
                     std::process::exit(0);
                 }
                 Argument::Version => {
@@ -184,7 +189,7 @@ pub trait Options<Arg: Arguments>: Sized {
         I: IntoIterator,
         I::Item: Into<OsString>,
     {
-        exit_if_err(self.try_parse(args), Arg::EXIT_CODE)
+        exit_if_err(self.try_parse(args))
     }
 
     #[allow(unused_mut)]
diff --git a/src/value.rs b/src/value.rs
index ae9e3f7..54cfbba 100644
--- a/src/value.rs
+++ b/src/value.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
 // file that was distributed with this source code.
 
-use crate::error::Error;
+use crate::error::{Error, ErrorKind};
 use std::{
     ffi::{OsStr, OsString},
     path::PathBuf,
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for ValueError {
 
 /// Defines how a type should be parsed from an argument.
 ///
-/// If an error is returned, it will be wrapped in [`Error::ParsingFailed`]
+/// If an error is returned, it will be wrapped in [`ErrorKind::ParsingFailed`]
 pub trait Value: Sized {
     fn from_value(value: &OsStr) -> ValueResult<Self>;
 
@@ -81,7 +81,11 @@ impl Value for String {
     fn from_value(value: &OsStr) -> ValueResult<Self> {
         match value.to_str() {
             Some(s) => Ok(s.into()),
-            None => Err(Error::NonUnicodeValue(value.into()).into()),
+            None => Err(Error {
+                exit_code: 1,
+                kind: ErrorKind::NonUnicodeValue(value.into()),
+            }
+            .into()),
         }
     }
 }