diff --git a/cmd/control/cmd/root.go b/cmd/control/cmd/root.go
index c4642e7..b83c6c9 100644
--- a/cmd/control/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/control/cmd/root.go
@@ -2,13 +2,12 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"log"
 
 	"github.com/curusarn/resh/cmd/control/status"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
-var exitCode status.Code = status.DefaultInvalid
+var exitCode status.Code
 
 var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "reshctl",
@@ -31,9 +30,5 @@ func Execute() status.Code {
 		fmt.Println(err)
 		return status.Fail
 	}
-	if exitCode == status.DefaultInvalid {
-		log.Println("reshctl FATAL ERROR: (sub)command didn't set exitCode!")
-		return status.Fail
-	}
 	return exitCode
 }
diff --git a/cmd/control/status/status.go b/cmd/control/status/status.go
index 246225a..28eb3a7 100644
--- a/cmd/control/status/status.go
+++ b/cmd/control/status/status.go
@@ -4,10 +4,8 @@ package status
 type Code int
 
 const (
-	// DefaultInvalid exit code
-	DefaultInvalid Code = -1
 	// Success exit code
-	Success = 0
+	Success Code = 0
 	// Fail exit code
 	Fail = 1
 	// EnableAll exit code - tells reshctl() wrapper to enable_all