diff --git a/packages.nix b/packages.nix
index 8a4050f4..da361d46 100644
--- a/packages.nix
+++ b/packages.nix
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ lib.attrsets.mapAttrs
           if [[ $(ssh ${target} cat /etc/hostname) != ${name} ]]; then
             echo "hostname of the target machine does not match, please manually investigate!"
             echo "  $(ssh ${target} cat /etc/hostname) != ${name}"
-            exit 1
+            exit 2
           fi
           nix copy --no-check-sigs --to ssh-ng://${target} ${inputPaths}
           nix copy --no-check-sigs --derivation --to ssh-ng://${target} ${toplevelDrvPath}
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ lib.attrsets.mapAttrs
               if [[ $(cat /etc/hostname) != ${name} ]]; then
                 echo "hostname of the target machine does not match, please manually investigate!"
                 echo "  $(ssh ${target} cat /etc/hostname) != ${name}"
-                exit 1
+                exit 2
               fi
               ${discardStringCtx hostConfig.nix.package}/bin/nix-env -p /nix/var/nix/profiles/system --set ${toplevelOutPath}
               ${toplevelOutPath}/bin/switch-to-configuration "''${@:-switch}"
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ lib.attrsets.mapAttrs
 
           ${lib.optionalString (!builtins.elem (hostConfig.c3d2.deployment.server or null) [ "server9" "server10" ]) ''
             echo "MicroVM must be configured to proper server" >&2
-            exit 1
+            exit 2
           ''}
 
           ${hostConfig.system.build.copyToServer} ${declaredRunnerDrvPath}