diff --git a/nvm.sh b/nvm.sh
index 6610aea..09b7489 100644
--- a/nvm.sh
+++ b/nvm.sh
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ nvm() {
               )
             then
               nvm use $VERSION
-              return;
+              return $?
             else
               echo "Binary download failed, trying source." >&2
               rm -rf "$tmptarball" "$tmpdir"