diff --git a/cmd/picoclaw/internal/auth/helpers.go b/cmd/picoclaw/internal/auth/helpers.go
index d7e5db271..633ce8740 100644
--- a/cmd/picoclaw/internal/auth/helpers.go
+++ b/cmd/picoclaw/internal/auth/helpers.go
@@ -302,8 +302,7 @@ func authLogoutCmd(provider string) error {
 	}
 
 	if err := auth.DeleteAllCredentials(); err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("Failed to remove credentials: %v\n", err)
-		os.Exit(1)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to remove credentials: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	appCfg, err := internal.LoadConfig()