diff --git a/check_mcqs.sh b/check_mcqs.sh
index 32f5647..5c76c4d 100644
--- a/check_mcqs.sh
+++ b/check_mcqs.sh
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ if [[ "$@" != "" ]]; then
 	if [ "$(echo $HOSTS_ONLINE|grep `echo $HOSTS`)" == "" ]; then
 		MISSING=`echo $HOSTS|sed "s/$HOSTS_ONLINE//g"|tr "," " "`
 		echo "CRITICAL - not all required cluster nodes are connected to quorum server! Missing: $MISSING"
-		exit 1
+		exit 2
 	fi
 fi