diff --git a/confluent_client/bin/nodeeventlog b/confluent_client/bin/nodeeventlog
index 6d35ed57..c071b69a 100755
--- a/confluent_client/bin/nodeeventlog
+++ b/confluent_client/bin/nodeeventlog
@@ -230,3 +230,5 @@ if options.lines and not listmode:
                             print('{0}: {1}'.format(node, format_event(evt)))
                 else:
                     print('{0}: {1}'.format(node, format_event(evt)))
+
+sys.exit(exitcode)