diff --git a/glanceclient/shell.py b/glanceclient/shell.py
index a69c7e5c..b52361d5 100644
--- a/glanceclient/shell.py
+++ b/glanceclient/shell.py
@@ -697,8 +697,6 @@ def main():
     try:
         OpenStackImagesShell().main(map(encodeutils.safe_decode, sys.argv[1:]))
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
-        print('... terminating glance client', file=sys.stderr)
-        sys.exit(1)
+        utils.exit('... terminating glance client')
     except Exception as e:
-        print(utils.exception_to_str(e), file=sys.stderr)
-        sys.exit(1)
+        utils.exit(utils.exception_to_str(e))
diff --git a/glanceclient/v1/shell.py b/glanceclient/v1/shell.py
index 9540a95c..c14820e9 100644
--- a/glanceclient/v1/shell.py
+++ b/glanceclient/v1/shell.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ from __future__ import print_function
 import copy
 import functools
 import six
-import sys
 
 from oslo.utils import encodeutils
 from oslo.utils import strutils
@@ -356,15 +355,15 @@ def do_image_delete(gc, args):
 def do_member_list(gc, args):
     """Describe sharing permissions by image or tenant."""
     if args.image_id and args.tenant_id:
-        print('Unable to filter members by both --image-id and --tenant-id.')
-        sys.exit(1)
+        utils.exit('Unable to filter members by both --image-id and'
+                   ' --tenant-id.')
     elif args.image_id:
         kwargs = {'image': args.image_id}
     elif args.tenant_id:
         kwargs = {'member': args.tenant_id}
     else:
-        print('Unable to list all members. Specify --image-id or --tenant-id')
-        sys.exit(1)
+        utils.exit('Unable to list all members. Specify --image-id or'
+                   ' --tenant-id')
 
     members = gc.image_members.list(**kwargs)
     columns = ['Image ID', 'Member ID', 'Can Share']