diff --git a/packages/openui-cli/src/commands/create-app.ts b/packages/openui-cli/src/commands/create-app.ts
index 1e1a027e2..2f7603cef 100644
--- a/packages/openui-cli/src/commands/create-app.ts
+++ b/packages/openui-cli/src/commands/create-app.ts
@@ -550,7 +550,6 @@ export async function runCreateApp(options: CreateAppOptions): Promise<void> {
       skip_reason: "missing_api_key",
       required_env: apiKeyEnv,
     });
-    process.exitCode = 1;
     return;
   }