diff --git a/states/zabbix/scripts/apt.py b/states/zabbix/scripts/apt.py
index 874b39e..dbedc21 100644
--- a/states/zabbix/scripts/apt.py
+++ b/states/zabbix/scripts/apt.py
@@ -56,13 +56,12 @@ def isSecurityUpgrade(pkg, depcache):
     return False
 
 def main():
-    ret = -1
     try:
         pkgs = get_updates()
-        ret = len(pkgs)
+        print(len(pkgs))
     except Exception as e:
         print(f"{e}", file=sys.stderr)
-    print(ret)
+        sys.exit(1)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()