diff --git a/src/mpsd_software_manager/mpsd_software.py b/src/mpsd_software_manager/mpsd_software.py
index ac29f17b6ce43bdfc592c1bf347630f5e0d3683f..751108f68bef16b35ff34789125ea6eb24efdd7d 100755
--- a/src/mpsd_software_manager/mpsd_software.py
+++ b/src/mpsd_software_manager/mpsd_software.py
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ def initialize_environment(root_dir: Path) -> None:
         logging.getLogger("print").info(
             f"Error: Directory {str(root_dir)} is already initialized."
         )
-        sys.exit(1)
+        sys.exit(30)
     else:
         # create the init file
         init_file.touch()