diff --git a/etc/bash.bashrc b/etc/bash.bashrc
index 4479187..a294542 100644
--- a/etc/bash.bashrc
+++ b/etc/bash.bashrc
@@ -209,12 +209,15 @@ alias ssu='ss -tupn'
 
 # the miaou-bash helper function
 function miaou-bash {
-  if "$MIAOU_BASH_DIR"/bin/miaou-bash "$@"; then
+  "$MIAOU_BASH_DIR"/bin/miaou-bash "$@"
+  local code=$?
+  if [[ "$code" == 0 ]]; then
     if [[ "${1:-}" =~ --self-upgrade|--uninstall ]]; then
       echo 'reloading session now!'
       exec bash -l
     fi
   fi
+  return $code
 }
 
 # BASH COMPLETIONS