diff --git a/jspass b/jspass
index e879de5..40800ff 100755
--- a/jspass
+++ b/jspass
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Args "$@" -- error argv \
 	-s,p,"Opts[selection]" \
 	-c,f,"Flags[clip]" \
 	-e,f,"Flags[edit]" \
-		|| { System.die 1 "$error"; }
+		|| { System.die "$?" "$error"; }
 
 set -- "${argv[@]}"