diff --git a/src/modules/sensors/sensors.cpp b/src/modules/sensors/sensors.cpp
index 8bf5fdbd07..94998f5c3a 100644
--- a/src/modules/sensors/sensors.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/sensors/sensors.cpp
@@ -1502,6 +1502,7 @@ int sensors_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		}
 	}
 
-	errx(1, "unrecognized command");
+	warnx("unrecognized command");
+	return 1;
 }