diff --git a/spring-shell-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/shell/boot/ExitCodeAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-shell-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/shell/boot/ExitCodeAutoConfiguration.java
index 38fa449e..9cd84d26 100644
--- a/spring-shell-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/shell/boot/ExitCodeAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-shell-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/shell/boot/ExitCodeAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ public class ExitCodeAutoConfiguration {
 			if (exception.getCause() instanceof CommandExecution.CommandParserExceptionsException) {
 				return 2;
 			}
-			return 1;
+			// only map parsing error so that other mappers can do their job
+			return 0;
 		}
 	}