diff --git a/src/apimagic.c b/src/apimagic.c
index 4522e73..6c6408c 100644
--- a/src/apimagic.c
+++ b/src/apimagic.c
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ int apimagic_main(int argc, const char ** argv, const char ** envp)
 			apimagic_perform_unit_actions(uctx);
 			ret += uctx->nerrors;
 			amgc_free_unit_ctx(uctx);
-		}
+		} else
+			ret++;
 	}
 
 	return apimagic_exit(dctx,ret);