diff --git a/.changeset/wicked-months-kneel.md b/.changeset/wicked-months-kneel.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a93d580
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/wicked-months-kneel.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@emigrate/cli': patch
+---
+
+Force exiting after 10 seconds should not change the exit code, i.e. if all migrations have run successfully the exit code should be 0
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/cli.ts b/packages/cli/src/cli.ts
index daf7976..2ba0513 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/cli.ts
@@ -602,5 +602,5 @@ await main(process.argv.slice(2), controller.signal);
 
 setTimeout(() => {
   console.error('Process did not exit within 10 seconds, forcing exit');
-  process.exit(1);
+  process.exit(process.exitCode);
 }, 10_000).unref();