1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 86b9f8ad..b298a04c 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ A sample application for cmd2.
 """
 import argparse
 import random
+import sys
 import cmd2
 
 class CmdLineApp(cmd2.Cmd):
@@ -294,8 +295,8 @@ class CmdLineApp(cmd2.Cmd):
             self.poutput(' '.join(output))
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    c = CmdLineApp()
-    c.cmdloop()
+    app = CmdLineApp()
+    sys.exit(app.cmdloop())
 ```
 
 The following is a sample session running example.py.