diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/application/RunResults.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/application/RunResults.scala
index 0a90348546..9b3af428be 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/application/RunResults.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/application/RunResults.scala
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import org.scalasteward.core.data.Repo
 case class RunResults(results: List[Either[(Repo, Throwable), Repo]]) {
   val (reposWithFailures, successRepos) = results.separate
 
-  val exitCode: ExitCode = if (reposWithFailures.isEmpty) ExitCode.Success else ExitCode.Error
+  val exitCode: ExitCode = if (successRepos.nonEmpty) ExitCode.Success else ExitCode.Error
 
   val markdownSummary: String = {
     val failuresSummaryOpt = Option.when(reposWithFailures.nonEmpty) {