diff --git a/bin/marked b/bin/marked
index 09e5594333..922d94d3dc 100755
--- a/bin/marked
+++ b/bin/marked
@@ -191,7 +191,10 @@ function camelize(text) {
 if (!module.parent) {
   process.title = 'marked';
   main(process.argv.slice(), function(err, code) {
-    if (err) throw err;
+    if (err) {
+      console.error(err.message);
+      return process.exit(1);
+    }
     return process.exit(code || 0);
   });
 } else {