diff --git a/cmd-if-shell.c b/cmd-if-shell.c
index e810b0fc..4193944c 100644
--- a/cmd-if-shell.c
+++ b/cmd-if-shell.c
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ const struct cmd_entry cmd_if_shell_entry = {
 	"[-b] " CMD_TARGET_PANE_USAGE " shell-command command [command]",
 	0,
 	NULL,
-	NULL,
 	cmd_if_shell_exec
 };
 
@@ -148,6 +147,9 @@ cmd_if_shell_done(struct cmd_q *cmdq1)
 	struct cmd_if_shell_data	*cdata = cmdq1->data;
 	struct cmd_q			*cmdq = cdata->cmdq;
 
+	if (cmdq1->client_exit >= 0)
+		cmdq->client_exit = cmdq1->client_exit;
+
 	if (!cmdq_free(cmdq) && !cdata->bflag)
 		cmdq_continue(cmdq);
 
diff --git a/cmd-source-file.c b/cmd-source-file.c
index f50efbe3..8fcfe2f3 100644
--- a/cmd-source-file.c
+++ b/cmd-source-file.c
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ const struct cmd_entry cmd_source_file_entry = {
 	"path",
 	0,
 	NULL,
-	NULL,
 	cmd_source_file_exec
 };
 
@@ -96,6 +95,9 @@ cmd_source_file_done(struct cmd_q *cmdq1)
 {
 	struct cmd_q	*cmdq = cmdq1->data;
 
+	if (cmdq1->client_exit >= 0)
+		cmdq->client_exit = cmdq1->client_exit;
+
 	cmdq_free(cmdq1);
 
 	cfg_references--;