diff --git a/src/lepos.bash b/src/lepos.bash
index 067d2d0..506a78f 100644
--- a/src/lepos.bash
+++ b/src/lepos.bash
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ function lepos {
     else
         local path
         path=$(lepol "$@")
+        status=$?
+        if [[ $status -ne 0 ]]; then
+            echo "lepol failed with status $status"
+            echo $path
+            return $status
+        fi
+
         if [[ $path != "" ]]; then
             echo "Change directory to $path"
             \cd "$path"