diff --git a/Sources/tart/Commands/Stop.swift b/Sources/tart/Commands/Stop.swift
index a93fca7..5f5b8b3 100644
--- a/Sources/tart/Commands/Stop.swift
+++ b/Sources/tart/Commands/Stop.swift
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ struct Stop: AsyncParsableCommand {
       if pid == 0 {
         print("VM \(name) is not running")
 
-        Foundation.exit(1)
+        Foundation.exit(2)
       }
 
       // Try to gracefully terminate the VM