diff --git a/paunch/cmd.py b/paunch/cmd.py
index e1a0972..d069230 100644
--- a/paunch/cmd.py
+++ b/paunch/cmd.py
@@ -68,13 +68,15 @@ class Apply(command.Command):
         with open(parsed_args.file, 'r') as f:
             config = yaml.safe_load(f)
 
-        paunch.apply(
+        stdout, stderr, rc = paunch.apply(
             parsed_args.config_id,
             config,
             managed_by='paunch',
             labels=labels
         )
 
+        return rc
+
 
 class Cleanup(command.Command):