diff --git a/cli/src/build.rs b/cli/src/build.rs
index 26ddc1e37c..1682aff916 100644
--- a/cli/src/build.rs
+++ b/cli/src/build.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,16 @@ pub enum BuildOutcome {
     Errors,
 }
 
+impl BuildOutcome {
+    pub fn status_code(&self) -> i32 {
+        match self {
+            Self::NoProblems => 0,
+            Self::OnlyWarnings => 1,
+            Self::Errors => 2,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 pub struct BuiltFile {
     pub binary_path: PathBuf,
     pub outcome: BuildOutcome,
diff --git a/cli/src/lib.rs b/cli/src/lib.rs
index d5a80eb53f..1cd2ea0eab 100644
--- a/cli/src/lib.rs
+++ b/cli/src/lib.rs
@@ -196,13 +196,6 @@ pub fn build(target: &Triple, matches: &ArgMatches, config: BuildConfig) -> io::
                         .strip_prefix(env::current_dir().unwrap())
                         .unwrap_or(&binary_path);
 
-                    // Return a nonzero exit code if there were problems
-                    let status_code = match outcome {
-                        BuildOutcome::NoProblems => 0,
-                        BuildOutcome::OnlyWarnings => 1,
-                        BuildOutcome::Errors => 2,
-                    };
-
                     // No need to waste time freeing this memory,
                     // since the process is about to exit anyway.
                     std::mem::forget(arena);
@@ -213,7 +206,8 @@ pub fn build(target: &Triple, matches: &ArgMatches, config: BuildConfig) -> io::
                         total_time.as_millis()
                     );
 
-                    Ok(status_code)
+                    // Return a nonzero exit code if there were problems
+                    Ok(outcome.status_code())
                 }
                 BuildAndRun { roc_file_arg_index } => {
                     let mut cmd = Command::new(binary_path);
@@ -232,7 +226,7 @@ pub fn build(target: &Triple, matches: &ArgMatches, config: BuildConfig) -> io::
                     }
 
                     match outcome {
-                        BuildOutcome::Errors => Ok(2),
+                        BuildOutcome::Errors => Ok(outcome.status_code()),
                         _ => roc_run(cmd.current_dir(original_cwd)),
                     }
                 }