diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sw/switch-to-configuration-ng/src/main.rs b/pkgs/by-name/sw/switch-to-configuration-ng/src/main.rs
index 6dd05161628f..2d582a7d479c 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/sw/switch-to-configuration-ng/src/main.rs
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sw/switch-to-configuration-ng/src/main.rs
@@ -2381,7 +2381,7 @@ won't take effect until you reboot the system.
     match logind.list_users() {
         Err(err) => {
             eprintln!("Unable to list users with logind: {err}");
-            die();
+            exit_code = 4;
         }
         Ok(users) => {
             for (uid, name, user_dbus_path) in users {