diff --git a/pysus/management/scripts/sync_clients.py b/pysus/management/scripts/sync_clients.py
index 5cae4cf4..0e4a42f4 100644
--- a/pysus/management/scripts/sync_clients.py
+++ b/pysus/management/scripts/sync_clients.py
@@ -105,18 +105,22 @@ def main() -> int:
 
     datasets = [d.upper() for d in args.datasets] if args.datasets else None
 
-    summary = asyncio.run(
-        run(
-            datasets,
-            args.checkpoint_every,
-            args.force,
-            args.workers,
-            args.ftp_connections,
-            args.saude_only,
+    try:
+        summary = asyncio.run(
+            run(
+                datasets,
+                args.checkpoint_every,
+                args.force,
+                args.workers,
+                args.ftp_connections,
+                args.saude_only,
+            )
         )
-    )
-    print(summary)
-    return 0
+        print(summary)
+        return 0
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error: {e}")
+        return 1
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/pysus/tests/management/test_scripts.py b/pysus/tests/management/test_scripts.py
index fc7d0308..67297ecc 100644
--- a/pysus/tests/management/test_scripts.py
+++ b/pysus/tests/management/test_scripts.py
@@ -146,6 +146,20 @@ def test_main_runs(self, tmp_path, capsys):
                 ):
                     assert sync_clients.main() == 0
 
+    def test_main_handles_exception(self, tmp_path, capsys):
+        from pysus.management.scripts import sync_clients
+
+        with patch.object(
+            sync_clients, "run", new=AsyncMock(side_effect=Exception("mocked error"))
+        ):
+            with patch.object(sync_clients, "load_env", return_value={}):
+                with patch(
+                    "sys.argv",
+                    ["sync_clients", "--datasets", "SINAN"],
+                ):
+                    assert sync_clients.main() == 1
+        assert "Error: mocked error" in capsys.readouterr().out
+
 
 class TestCompareClientsScript:
     def test_load_env(self, tmp_path):