diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 6b5493b..540842b 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #include <iostream>
 #include <string>
+#include "sqlite.hpp"
 #include "parse_options.hpp"
 
 using std::cout;
@@ -23,9 +24,13 @@ using std::cerr;
 using std::endl;
 using std::string;
 
-int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+int main(const int argc, const char *argv[])
 {
     options opts = parse_options(argc, argv);
+    if (opts.status_code != 0)
+    {
+        return opts.status_code;
+    }
 
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/parse_options.cpp b/src/parse_options.cpp
index f189475..2825d92 100644
--- a/src/parse_options.cpp
+++ b/src/parse_options.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,13 @@
 using std::cout;
 using std::cerr;
 using std::endl;
-using std::exit;
+
+options::options()
+{}
+
+options::options(const uint8_t &status)
+    : status_code(status)
+{}
 
 const system_clock::time_point string_to_timepoint(const string &strtime)
 {
@@ -38,7 +44,7 @@ const system_clock::time_point string_to_timepoint(const string &strtime)
     return system_clock::from_time_t(time);
 }
 
-const options parse_options(int argc, char *argv[])
+const options parse_options(const int argc, const char *argv[])
 {
     string tags;
     string format;
@@ -68,7 +74,7 @@ const options parse_options(int argc, char *argv[])
         {
             cout << "Usage: " << argv[0] << " [-t tags] URL\n";
             cout << op;
-            exit(0);
+            return options(0);
         }
 
         if (option_version->is_set())
@@ -79,7 +85,7 @@ const options parse_options(int argc, char *argv[])
     "<https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html>.\n"
     "This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is free software,\n"
     "and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions.\n";
-            exit(0);
+            return options(0);
         }
 
         if (!tags.empty())
@@ -108,7 +114,7 @@ const options parse_options(int argc, char *argv[])
             else
             {
                 cerr << "Error: Export format must be csv or asciidoc.\n";
-                exit(1);
+                return options(1);
             }
         }
 
@@ -129,14 +135,14 @@ const options parse_options(int argc, char *argv[])
             {
                 cerr << "Error: Time span must be in format: "
                     "YYYY-MM-DD,YYYY-MM-DD\n";
-                exit(1);
+                return options(1);
             }
         }
     }
     catch (const std::exception &e)
     {
         cerr << "Error: " << e.what() << endl;
-        exit(1);
+        return options(1);
     }
 
     return opts;
diff --git a/src/parse_options.hpp b/src/parse_options.hpp
index 18fd2ca..17ee07a 100644
--- a/src/parse_options.hpp
+++ b/src/parse_options.hpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <array>
 #include <chrono>
-#include <cstdlib>
+#include <cstdint>
 
 using std::string;
 using std::vector;
@@ -41,12 +41,16 @@ typedef struct options
     export_format format = {};
     string file;
     array<system_clock::time_point, 2> span;
+    uint8_t status_code = 0;
+
+    options();
+    explicit options(const uint8_t &status);
 } options;
 
 // Convert ISO 8601 time-string to time_point.
 const system_clock::time_point string_to_timepoint(const string &strtime);
 
 // Parse command-line options.
-const options parse_options(int argc, char *argv[]);
+const options parse_options(const int argc, const char *argv[]);
 
 #endif  // REMWHAREAD_PARSE_OPTIONS_HPP