diff --git a/doc/internal.rst b/doc/internal.rst
index f129628..8330590 100644
--- a/doc/internal.rst
+++ b/doc/internal.rst
@@ -66,10 +66,9 @@ Example main
     int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         struct criterion_test_set *tests = criterion_initialize();
 
-        if (!criterion_handle_args(argc, argv, true))
-            return 0;
-
-        int result = !criterion_run_all_tests(set);
+        int result = 0;
+        if (criterion_handle_args(argc, argv, true))
+            result = !criterion_run_all_tests(set);
 
         criterion_finalize(set);
         return result;
diff --git a/src/entry/entry.c b/src/entry/entry.c
index 25301b1..2e57189 100644
--- a/src/entry/entry.c
+++ b/src/entry/entry.c
@@ -26,10 +26,9 @@
 CR_API int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     struct criterion_test_set *tests = criterion_initialize();
 
-    if (!criterion_handle_args(argc, argv, true))
-        return 0;
-
-    int result = !criterion_run_all_tests(tests);
+    int result = 0;
+    if (criterion_handle_args(argc, argv, true))
+        result = !criterion_run_all_tests(tests);
 
     criterion_finalize(tests);