diff --git a/tasks/workstation/linux/software/llm.yml b/tasks/workstation/linux/software/llm.yml
index 9f30899..0d3ee2a 100644
--- a/tasks/workstation/linux/software/llm.yml
+++ b/tasks/workstation/linux/software/llm.yml
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@
             ollama pull {{ llm.model }} || {
               status=$?
               echo "ERROR: Pull failed with status $status, exiting."
-              exit $status
+              return $status
             }
             {% endfor %}
             echo "Done!!"