diff --git a/cobra/tpl/main.go b/cobra/tpl/main.go
index ed3a98e14..81a72aeeb 100644
--- a/cobra/tpl/main.go
+++ b/cobra/tpl/main.go
@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@ to quickly create a Cobra application.` + "`" + `,
 // Execute adds all child commands to the root command and sets flags appropriately.
 // This is called by main.main(). It only needs to happen once to the rootCmd.
 func Execute() {
-	cobra.CheckErr(rootCmd.Execute())
+	err := rootCmd.Execute()
+	if err != nil {
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
 }
 
 func init() {