diff --git a/repotool.zsh b/repotool.zsh
index e258ffe..46ab5ba 100755
--- a/repotool.zsh
+++ b/repotool.zsh
@@ -18,11 +18,12 @@ _activate_hook() {
   return 1
 }
 case "$1" in
-  get)
+  get | g)
     shift;
     response=$($REPOTOOL_PATH/.bin/repotool get $@)
     if [[ $? != 0 ]] then;
-      exit $?
+      echo "failed to get repo with args $@"
+      return $?
     fi
     declare -A obj
     for item in ${(z)response}; do