diff --git a/cli/koji b/cli/koji
index 3e9c563f..284230ac 100755
--- a/cli/koji
+++ b/cli/koji
@@ -337,8 +337,10 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         rv = locals()[command].__call__(options, session, args)
         if not rv:
             rv = 0
-    except (KeyboardInterrupt, SystemExit):
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
         rv = 1
+    except SystemExit:
+        raise
     except Exception:
         if options.debug:
             raise