diff --git a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/diff/DiffApplication.java b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/diff/DiffApplication.java
index 2401fa3666af..0b279c8667c6 100644
--- a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/diff/DiffApplication.java
+++ b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/diff/DiffApplication.java
@@ -60,10 +60,12 @@ public class DiffApplication implements ApplicationStarterEx {
       System.err.println(e.getMessage());
       System.exit(1);
     }
-    catch (Exception e) {
-      e.printStackTrace();
-      System.exit(1);
+    catch (Throwable t) {
+      t.printStackTrace();
+      System.exit(2);
     }
+
+    System.exit(0);
   }
 
   @Override