diff --git a/nixos/modules/update-deployment b/nixos/modules/update-deployment
index 90adc6ff6c6b5223dadc71e81fced59f99f7b611..d8d32ff64eb52123be448ed598d00ab2bc1850da 100755
--- a/nixos/modules/update-deployment
+++ b/nixos/modules/update-deployment
@@ -92,7 +92,9 @@ export NIX_PATH="nixpkgs=$(nix eval "(import ${CHECKOUT}/nixpkgs-2105.nix { }).p
 if morph deploy "${CHECKOUT}"/morph/grid/"${GRIDNAME}"/grid.nix switch --on "$(hostname)"; then
     # The deployment succeeded.  Record success along with context we pre-computed.
     echo "${LOG_MESSAGE} OK" >> ${HOME}/updates.txt
+    exit 0
 else
     # Oops.  Not so fortunate.  Record failure.
     echo "${LOG_MESSAGE} FAIL" >> ${HOME}/updates.txt
+    exit 1
 fi