diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 78ced86..1c23731 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ or not.
 ```
 git pull
 chmod -R a+rX . # only needed if travelynx is running under a different user
-if perl index.pl database has-current-schema | grep -Fq yes; then
+if perl index.pl database has-current-schema; then
     systemctl reload travelynx
 else
     systemctl stop travelynx
diff --git a/lib/Travelynx/Command/database.pm b/lib/Travelynx/Command/database.pm
index a42d378..5e1b38a 100644
--- a/lib/Travelynx/Command/database.pm
+++ b/lib/Travelynx/Command/database.pm
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ my @migrations = (
 
 sub run {
 	my ( $self, $command ) = @_;
+	my $exit_status = 0;
 
 	my $dbh = $self->app->dbh;
 
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ sub run {
 		}
 		else {
 			$dbh->rollback;
+			$exit_status = 1;
 		}
 	}
 	elsif ( $command eq 'migrate' ) {
@@ -134,6 +136,7 @@ sub run {
 			if ( not $migrations[$i]($dbh) ) {
 				say "Aborting migration; rollback to v${schema_version}";
 				$dbh->rollback;
+				$exit_status = 1;
 				last;
 			}
 		}
@@ -147,6 +150,7 @@ sub run {
 		}
 		else {
 			say "no";
+			$exit_status = 1;
 		}
 	}
 	else {
@@ -155,6 +159,7 @@ sub run {
 
 	$dbh->disconnect;
 
+	exit($exit_status);
 }
 
 1;