diff --git a/aider/commands.py b/aider/commands.py
index e2803b84e..2b2dcf6af 100644
--- a/aider/commands.py
+++ b/aider/commands.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class Commands:
 
     def run(self, inp):
         if inp.startswith("!"):
-            self.do_run("run", inp[1:])
+            return self.do_run("run", inp[1:])
             return
 
         res = self.matching_commands(inp)