diff --git a/bin/joj3-forge-convert b/bin/joj3-forge-convert
index d60a2f4..86f7723 100755
--- a/bin/joj3-forge-convert
+++ b/bin/joj3-forge-convert
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ main() {
     local git_user="bot-$course"
     local git_email="bot-$course@focs.ji.sjtu.edu.cn"
     local git_server="ssh://git@focs.ji.sjtu.edu.cn:2222"
+    local joj3_forge_exit_code=0
 
     # init repos if not exist
     if ! [ -d "$config_repo_path" ]; then
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ EOF
         exit 1
     fi
 
-    joj3-forge convert "/home/tt/.config/joj"
+    joj3-forge convert "/home/tt/.config/joj" || joj3_forge_exit_code=$?
     rsync -a --delete "/home/tt/.config/joj/" "$config_repo_path/home/tt/.config/joj"
 
     # enforce correct permissions
@@ -94,6 +95,8 @@ EOF
         git -C "$config_repo_path" commit -m "chore: $commit_hash trigger joj3-forge convert [skip ci]"
         git -C "$config_repo_path" push
     fi
+
+    exit "$joj3_forge_exit_code"
 }
 
 main "$@"