diff --git a/include/errorhandler.php b/include/errorhandler.php
index 2b6d51a7d..027cf2a6f 100644
--- a/include/errorhandler.php
+++ b/include/errorhandler.php
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ function ttrss_fatal_handler(): bool {
 			return Logger::log_error((int)$errno, $errstr, $file, (int)$line, $context);
 	}
 
+	if (php_sapi_name() == 'cli')
+		exit(1);
+
 	return false;
 }