diff --git a/cmd/k8s-pipeliner/main.go b/cmd/k8s-pipeliner/main.go
index 857a6f1..19e6968 100644
--- a/cmd/k8s-pipeliner/main.go
+++ b/cmd/k8s-pipeliner/main.go
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	if err := app.Run(os.Args); err != nil {
-		fmt.Println(err.Error())
-		os.Exit(1)
+		fmt.Printf("error: %v", err)
+		os.Exit(255)
 	}
 }