diff --git a/src/lib9/_exits.c b/src/lib9/_exits.c
index 5e7c88e..a17c25a 100644
--- a/src/lib9/_exits.c
+++ b/src/lib9/_exits.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 void
 _exits(char *s)
 {
-	if(s && *s)
-		_exit(1);
-	_exit(0);
+	if(s == 0 || *s == 0)
+		_exit(0);
+	_exit(exitcode(s));
 }
diff --git a/src/lib9/atexit.c b/src/lib9/atexit.c
index c5cdde1..7fcf0f3 100644
--- a/src/lib9/atexit.c
+++ b/src/lib9/atexit.c
@@ -50,5 +50,7 @@
 			onex[i].f = 0;
 			(*f)();
 		}
-	exit(s && *s ? 1 : 0);
+	if(s == 0 || *s == 0)
+		exit(0);
+	exit(exitcode(s));
 }