diff --git a/src/cli/bin_link.luau b/src/cli/bin_link.luau
index d4b4ff5..1e087fa 100644
--- a/src/cli/bin_link.luau
+++ b/src/cli/bin_link.luau
@@ -78,3 +78,4 @@ if project_root ~= nil then
 end
 
 stdio.ewrite(stdio.color("red") .. "binary `{alias}` not found. are you in the right directory?" .. stdio.color("reset") .. "\n")
+process.exit(1)
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