diff --git a/src/bees.cc b/src/bees.cc
index 079c13d..2578876 100644
--- a/src/bees.cc
+++ b/src/bees.cc
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ bees_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			case 'h':
 			default:
 				do_cmd_help(argv);
-				return EXIT_FAILURE;
+				return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 		}
 	}