diff --git a/packages/dashmate/src/commands/status/index.js b/packages/dashmate/src/commands/status/index.js
index 84f831ae76a..b85066c0d11 100644
--- a/packages/dashmate/src/commands/status/index.js
+++ b/packages/dashmate/src/commands/status/index.js
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@ class StatusCommand extends ConfigBaseCommand {
     config,
   ) {
     if (!(await dockerCompose.isServiceRunning(config.toEnvs()))) {
-      throw new Error('Node is not running, start it with `dashmate start`');
+      const error = new Error('Node is not running, start it with `dashmate start`');
+
+      error.exitCode = 2;
+
+      throw error;
     }
 
     const scope = await getOverviewScope(config);