diff --git a/tooling/templatize/main.go b/tooling/templatize/main.go
index 0970e3dd4..4deee1e3f 100644
--- a/tooling/templatize/main.go
+++ b/tooling/templatize/main.go
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	if err := cmd.Execute(); err != nil {
 		logger.Error(err, "command failed")
+		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 }