diff --git a/core/trino-main/src/main/java/io/trino/server/Server.java b/core/trino-main/src/main/java/io/trino/server/Server.java
index faa9fae6527f..5fd303125d12 100644
--- a/core/trino-main/src/main/java/io/trino/server/Server.java
+++ b/core/trino-main/src/main/java/io/trino/server/Server.java
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ private void doStart(String trinoVersion)
             message.append("\n");
             message.append("==========");
             log.error("%s", message);
-            System.exit(1);
+            System.exit(2);
         }
         catch (Throwable e) {
             log.error(e);