diff --git a/subcmds/rebase.py b/subcmds/rebase.py
index 9464091f..9d4b1672 100644
--- a/subcmds/rebase.py
+++ b/subcmds/rebase.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ branch but need to incorporate new upstream changes "underneath" them.
       if len(args) == 1:
         print('note: project %s is mapped to more than one path' % (args[0],),
             file=sys.stderr)
-      return -1
+      return 1
 
     for project in all_projects:
       cb = project.CurrentBranch
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ branch but need to incorporate new upstream changes "underneath" them.
         if one_project:
           print("error: project %s has a detached HEAD" % project.relpath,
                 file=sys.stderr)
-          return -1
+          return 1
         # ignore branches with detatched HEADs
         continue
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ branch but need to incorporate new upstream changes "underneath" them.
         if one_project:
           print("error: project %s does not track any remote branches"
                 % project.relpath, file=sys.stderr)
-          return -1
+          return 1
         # ignore branches without remotes
         continue
 
@@ -131,13 +131,13 @@ branch but need to incorporate new upstream changes "underneath" them.
           stash_args = ["stash"]
 
           if GitCommand(project, stash_args).Wait() != 0:
-            return -1
+            return 1
 
       if GitCommand(project, args).Wait() != 0:
-        return -1
+        return 1
 
       if needs_stash:
         stash_args.append('pop')
         stash_args.append('--quiet')
         if GitCommand(project, stash_args).Wait() != 0:
-          return -1
+          return 1
diff --git a/subcmds/sync.py b/subcmds/sync.py
index a66dd6cd..3b4c23c5 100644
--- a/subcmds/sync.py
+++ b/subcmds/sync.py
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ later is required to fix a server side protocol bug.
       print('Failed to remove %s (%s)' % (os.path.join(path, '.git'), str(e)), file=sys.stderr)
       print('error: Failed to delete obsolete path %s' % path, file=sys.stderr)
       print('       remove manually, then run sync again', file=sys.stderr)
-      return -1
+      return 1
 
     # Delete everything under the worktree, except for directories that contain
     # another git project
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ later is required to fix a server side protocol bug.
     if failed:
       print('error: Failed to delete obsolete path %s' % path, file=sys.stderr)
       print('       remove manually, then run sync again', file=sys.stderr)
-      return -1
+      return 1
 
     # Try deleting parent dirs if they are empty
     project_dir = path
@@ -726,9 +726,9 @@ later is required to fix a server side protocol bug.
                     'are present' % project.relpath, file=sys.stderr)
               print('       commit changes, then run sync again',
                     file=sys.stderr)
-              return -1
+              return 1
             elif self._DeleteProject(project.worktree):
-              return -1
+              return 1
 
     new_project_paths.sort()
     fd = open(file_path, 'w')