diff --git a/poetry/masonry/builders/editable.py b/poetry/masonry/builders/editable.py
index 2483a5ec704..52d42b8dab5 100644
--- a/poetry/masonry/builders/editable.py
+++ b/poetry/masonry/builders/editable.py
@@ -27,10 +27,11 @@
 
 SCRIPT_TEMPLATE = """\
 #!{python}
+import sys
 from {module} import {callable_holder}
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    {callable_}()
+    sys.exit({callable_}())
 """
 
 WINDOWS_CMD_TEMPLATE = """\
diff --git a/tests/masonry/builders/test_editable_builder.py b/tests/masonry/builders/test_editable_builder.py
index 6fb0a07a445..270b1d80c75 100644
--- a/tests/masonry/builders/test_editable_builder.py
+++ b/tests/masonry/builders/test_editable_builder.py
@@ -148,10 +148,11 @@ def test_builder_installs_proper_files_for_standard_packages(simple_poetry, tmp_
 
     baz_script = """\
 #!{python}
+import sys
 from bar import baz
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    baz.boom.bim()
+    sys.exit(baz.boom.bim())
 """.format(
         python=tmp_venv.python
     )
@@ -160,10 +161,11 @@ def test_builder_installs_proper_files_for_standard_packages(simple_poetry, tmp_
 
     foo_script = """\
 #!{python}
+import sys
 from foo import bar
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    bar()
+    sys.exit(bar())
 """.format(
         python=tmp_venv.python
     )
@@ -172,10 +174,11 @@ def test_builder_installs_proper_files_for_standard_packages(simple_poetry, tmp_
 
     fox_script = """\
 #!{python}
+import sys
 from fuz.foo import bar
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    bar.baz()
+    sys.exit(bar.baz())
 """.format(
         python=tmp_venv.python
     )