diff --git a/src/command/exec.rs b/src/command/exec.rs
index a2b8d38..5f3616a 100644
--- a/src/command/exec.rs
+++ b/src/command/exec.rs
@@ -110,9 +110,18 @@ pub async fn run(
             }));
         }
 
-        join_all(futures).await;
+        let results: Vec<Result<(), ColmenaError>> = join_all(futures).await;
 
-        Ok(())
+        let mut failed: usize = 0;
+
+        for x in results {
+            match x {
+                Err(_) => failed += 1,
+                Ok(_) => (),
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(failed)
     });
 
     let (meta, monitor, output) = tokio::join!(
@@ -121,9 +130,13 @@ pub async fn run(
         output.run_until_completion(),
     );
 
-    meta?;
+    let failed = meta?;
     monitor?;
     output?;
 
-    Ok(())
+    if failed > 0 {
+        Err(ColmenaError::ExecError { n_hosts: failed })
+    } else {
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index 9b827ea..a9855e6 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ pub enum ColmenaError {
 
     #[snafu(display("Unknown error: {}", message))]
     Unknown { message: String },
+
+    #[snafu(display("Exec failed on {} hosts", n_hosts))]
+    ExecError { n_hosts: usize },
 }
 
 impl From<std::io::Error> for ColmenaError {