diff --git a/subcmds/forall.py b/subcmds/forall.py
index 0be8d3b..c9de26b 100644
--- a/subcmds/forall.py
+++ b/subcmds/forall.py
@@ -323,10 +323,10 @@
     cwd = project['worktree']
 
   if not os.path.exists(cwd):
-    if (opt.project_header and opt.verbose) \
-    or not opt.project_header:
+    if ((opt.project_header and opt.verbose)
+        or not opt.project_header):
       print('skipping %s/' % project['relpath'], file=sys.stderr)
-    return
+    return 1
 
   if opt.project_header:
     stdin = subprocess.PIPE