diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index eab7f29b10f7403690c2efdd1bb6acd346e93ff3..791cb3b1b52cf9873bfb6633fe46cb3eb94343a5 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -452,10 +452,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
                 if ((err = os_copy_file(build_template_path, &build_file_abs))) {
                     fprintf(stderr, "Unable to write build.zig template: %s\n", err_str(err));
+                    return EXIT_FAILURE;
                 } else {
                     fprintf(stderr, "Wrote build.zig template\n");
+                    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
                 }
-                return EXIT_SUCCESS;
             }
 
             fprintf(stderr,