diff --git a/crates/tower-cmd/src/package.rs b/crates/tower-cmd/src/package.rs
index b01b3f13..d065bf52 100644
--- a/crates/tower-cmd/src/package.rs
+++ b/crates/tower-cmd/src/package.rs
@@ -58,17 +58,20 @@ pub async fn do_package(out: &crate::output::Out, _config: Config, args: &ArgMat
                         }
                         Err(err) => {
                             out.error(&format!("Failed to save package: {}", err));
+                            std::process::exit(1);
                         }
                     }
                 }
                 Err(err) => {
                     spinner.failure(out);
                     out.package_error(err);
+                    std::process::exit(1);
                 }
             }
         }
         Err(err) => {
             out.package_error(err);
+            std::process::exit(1);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/integration/features/cli_package.feature b/tests/integration/features/cli_package.feature
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..02a48aa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/features/cli_package.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+Feature: CLI Package
+  As a developer scripting against the Tower CLI
+  I want `tower package` to exit non-zero when it cannot build a package
+  So that a broken Towerfile fails my pipeline instead of passing silently
+
+  Scenario: Packaging a Towerfile with no script fails loudly
+    Given I have a Towerfile that is missing its script
+    When I run "tower package -d . -o pkg.tar.gz" via CLI
+    Then the command should exit with a non-zero status
+    And the output should show "script"
+
+  Scenario: Packaging without any Towerfile fails loudly
+    When I run "tower package -d . -o pkg.tar.gz" via CLI
+    Then the command should exit with a non-zero status
+    And the output should show "Towerfile"
+
+  Scenario: Packaging a valid app succeeds
+    Given I have a valid Towerfile in the current directory
+    When I run "tower package -d . -o pkg.tar.gz" via CLI
+    Then the command should exit with status 0
+    And the output should show "Package created successfully"
diff --git a/tests/integration/features/steps/cli_steps.py b/tests/integration/features/steps/cli_steps.py
index 7332e98b..532805c6 100644
--- a/tests/integration/features/steps/cli_steps.py
+++ b/tests/integration/features/steps/cli_steps.py
@@ -65,6 +65,27 @@ def step_run_cli_command(context, command):
     return run_command_with_env(context, command, test_env)
 
 
+@given("I have a Towerfile that is missing its script")
+def step_create_towerfile_missing_script(context):
+    # Deliberately invalid: `script` is required. Used to check that commands
+    # fail loudly rather than printing an error and exiting 0.
+    Path("Towerfile").write_text('[app]\nname = "broken-app"\n')
+
+
+@then("the command should exit with a non-zero status")
+def step_check_nonzero_exit(context):
+    assert (
+        context.cli_return_code != 0
+    ), f"Expected a non-zero exit, got {context.cli_return_code}. Output: {context.cli_output}"
+
+
+@then("the command should exit with status 0")
+def step_check_zero_exit(context):
+    assert (
+        context.cli_return_code == 0
+    ), f"Expected exit 0, got {context.cli_return_code}. Output: {context.cli_output}"
+
+
 @step('I run "{command}" via CLI with API key')
 def step_run_cli_command_with_api_key(context, command):
     """Run a Tower CLI command authenticating via TOWER_API_KEY instead of session.json"""