diff --git a/libc/runtime/cocmd.c b/libc/runtime/cocmd.c
index 259d63f04..1c0b9cbf5 100644
--- a/libc/runtime/cocmd.c
+++ b/libc/runtime/cocmd.c
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ static int Fake(int main(int, char **)) {
 }
 
 static int TryBuiltin(void) {
-  if (!n) return 0;
+  if (!n) return exitstatus;
   if (!strcmp(args[0], "exit")) Exit();
   if (!strcmp(args[0], "cd")) return Cd();
   if (!strcmp(args[0], "rm")) return Rm();
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ static char *Tokenize(void) {
           if (q > r) {
             return Finish();
           } else {
-            Run();
+            exitstatus = Run();
             t = STATE_WHITESPACE;
           }
         } else if (*p == '>') {