diff --git a/procps/free.c b/procps/free.c
index e6f130e..a81189b 100644
--- a/procps/free.c
+++ b/procps/free.c
@@ -59,5 +59,5 @@
 	printf("%6s%13ld%13ld%13ld\n", "Total:", info.totalram+info.totalswap,
 			(info.totalram-info.freeram)+(info.totalswap-info.freeswap),
 			info.freeram+info.freeswap);
-	exit(TRUE);
+	return(TRUE);
 }
diff --git a/procps/ps.c b/procps/ps.c
index 41b8465..13b6ce5 100644
--- a/procps/ps.c
+++ b/procps/ps.c
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
 		fprintf(stdout, "\n");
 	}
 	closedir(dir);
-	exit(TRUE);
+	return(TRUE);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/procps/uptime.c b/procps/uptime.c
index af54158..67ca34d 100644
--- a/procps/uptime.c
+++ b/procps/uptime.c
@@ -69,5 +69,5 @@
 			LOAD_INT(info.loads[1]), LOAD_FRAC(info.loads[1]), 
 			LOAD_INT(info.loads[2]), LOAD_FRAC(info.loads[2]));
 
-	exit(TRUE);
+	return(TRUE);
 }