1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/base/java-tools/src/com/netscape/cmstools/cli/HelpCLI.java b/base/java-tools/src/com/netscape/cmstools/cli/HelpCLI.java
index c2468f597..6b2a123d0 100644
--- a/base/java-tools/src/com/netscape/cmstools/cli/HelpCLI.java
+++ b/base/java-tools/src/com/netscape/cmstools/cli/HelpCLI.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class HelpCLI extends CLI {
         } catch (Exception e) {
             System.err.println("Error: " + e.getMessage());
             printHelp();
-            System.exit(1);
+            System.exit(-1);
         }
 
         String[] cmdArgs = cmd.getArgs();