diff --git a/lifecycle/ak.py b/lifecycle/ak.py
index b17c070ab7c6..5a7bc6e28f0c 100644
--- a/lifecycle/ak.py
+++ b/lifecycle/ak.py
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 """Wrapper for lifecycle/ak, to be installed by poetry"""
 
-from os import system
+from os import system, waitstatus_to_exitcode
 from pathlib import Path
-from sys import argv
+from sys import argv, exit
 
 
 def main():
     """Wrapper around ak bash script"""
     current_path = Path(__file__)
     args = " ".join(argv[1:])
-    system(f"{current_path.parent}/ak {args}")  # nosec
+    res = system(f"{current_path.parent}/ak {args}")  # nosec
+    exit_code = waitstatus_to_exitcode(res)
+    exit(exit_code)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":