diff --git a/crates/uv/src/commands/tool/install.rs b/crates/uv/src/commands/tool/install.rs
index aaa15653539d..8dd5a17c9809 100644
--- a/crates/uv/src/commands/tool/install.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/src/commands/tool/install.rs
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn install(
                 if !force && settings.reinstall.is_none() && settings.upgrade.is_none() {
                     // We're done.
                     writeln!(printer.stderr(), "`{from}` is already installed")?;
-                    return Ok(ExitStatus::Failure);
+                    return Ok(ExitStatus::Success);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/crates/uv/tests/tool_install.rs b/crates/uv/tests/tool_install.rs
index 798f500b323c..c3f1f7f9b29c 100644
--- a/crates/uv/tests/tool_install.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/tests/tool_install.rs
@@ -403,8 +403,8 @@ fn tool_install_already_installed() {
         .env("UV_TOOL_DIR", tool_dir.as_os_str())
         .env("XDG_BIN_HOME", bin_dir.as_os_str())
         .env("PATH", bin_dir.as_os_str()), @r###"
-    success: false
-    exit_code: 1
+    success: true
+    exit_code: 0
     ----- stdout -----
 
     ----- stderr -----
@@ -676,8 +676,8 @@ fn tool_install_entry_point_exists() {
         .env("UV_TOOL_DIR", tool_dir.as_os_str())
         .env("XDG_BIN_HOME", bin_dir.as_os_str())
         .env("PATH", bin_dir.as_os_str()), @r###"
-    success: false
-    exit_code: 1
+    success: true
+    exit_code: 0
     ----- stdout -----
 
     ----- stderr -----
@@ -1407,8 +1407,8 @@ fn tool_install_python_request() {
         .env("UV_TOOL_DIR", tool_dir.as_os_str())
         .env("XDG_BIN_HOME", bin_dir.as_os_str())
         .env("PATH", bin_dir.as_os_str()), @r###"
-    success: false
-    exit_code: 1
+    success: true
+    exit_code: 0
     ----- stdout -----
 
     ----- stderr -----
@@ -1501,8 +1501,8 @@ fn tool_install_preserve_environment() {
         .env("UV_TOOL_DIR", tool_dir.as_os_str())
         .env("XDG_BIN_HOME", bin_dir.as_os_str())
         .env("PATH", bin_dir.as_os_str()), @r###"
-    success: false
-    exit_code: 1
+    success: true
+    exit_code: 0
     ----- stdout -----
 
     ----- stderr -----