diff --git a/src/backupninja.in b/src/backupninja.in
index 5bc15ea..5157efc 100755
--- a/src/backupninja.in
+++ b/src/backupninja.in
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ fi
 
 if [ "$UID" != "0" ]; then
    echo "`basename $0` can only be run as root"
-   exit 2
+   exit 3
 fi
 
 ## Process each configuration file