diff --git a/roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/files/release-tools/process_release_requests.py b/roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/files/release-tools/process_release_requests.py
index e2e139a7cd..2d6ebbf40d 100755
--- a/roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/files/release-tools/process_release_requests.py
+++ b/roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/files/release-tools/process_release_requests.py
@@ -234,4 +234,4 @@ def main():
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    main()
+    sys.exit(main())