diff --git a/usr/bin/spoc-container b/usr/bin/spoc-container
index d39a26a..b2153e1 100755
--- a/usr/bin/spoc-container
+++ b/usr/bin/spoc-container
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import argparse
 import os
 import shlex
+import sys
 
 from spoc import repo_local
 from spoc.config import VOLUMES_DIR
@@ -96,7 +97,9 @@ def status(container_name):
 
 def execute(container_name, command, uid, gid):
     # Execute a command in container's namespace
-    Container(container_name).execute(command, uid, gid)
+    result = Container(container_name).execute(command, uid, gid)
+    # Set returncode to that of the command
+    sys.exit(result.returncode)
 
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='SPOC container manager')
 parser.set_defaults(action=None)