1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/subcmds/download.py b/subcmds/download.py
index d81d1f8c..475c0bc2 100644
--- a/subcmds/download.py
+++ b/subcmds/download.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ If no project is specified try to use current directory as a project.
                                 ),
                                 file=sys.stderr,
                             )
-                        sys.exit(1)
+                        raise NoSuchProjectError()
                 else:
                     project = projects[0]
                     print("Defaulting to cwd project", project.name)