diff --git a/build-images.py b/build-images.py
index f3c4e46..d9a1143 100755
--- a/build-images.py
+++ b/build-images.py
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ def main():
 	if os.getenv('SKIP_SNAPSHOTS', None):
 		if "SNAPSHOT" in args.version:
 			print("skipping SNAPSHOT build this run because SKIP_SNAPSHOTS env was set")
-			sys.exit(1)
+			sys.exit(0)
 
 
 	with open('./matrix.yaml') as matrix_file: