diff --git a/src/bitcoin-tx.cpp b/src/bitcoin-tx.cpp
index ecc19c44ad6..6c66efcc9cb 100644
--- a/src/bitcoin-tx.cpp
+++ b/src/bitcoin-tx.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ static int AppInitRawTx(int argc, char* argv[])
         SelectParams(ChainNameFromCommandLine());
     } catch (const std::exception& e) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s\n", e.what());
-        return false;
+        return EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
 
     fCreateBlank = GetBoolArg("-create", false);