diff --git a/dangerzone/args.py b/dangerzone/args.py
index f273e65..f73d12d 100644
--- a/dangerzone/args.py
+++ b/dangerzone/args.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import functools
 import os
+import sys
 from typing import List, Optional, Tuple
 
 import click
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ def check_suspicious_options(args: List[str]) -> None:
             f" current working directory: {filenames_str}"
         )
         click.echo(msg)
-        exit(1)
+        sys.exit(1)
 
 
 def override_parser_and_check_suspicious_options(click_main: click.Command) -> None:
diff --git a/dangerzone/cli.py b/dangerzone/cli.py
index e93104b..4ba9432 100644
--- a/dangerzone/cli.py
+++ b/dangerzone/cli.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def cli_main(
         dangerzone.add_document_from_filename(filenames[0], output_filename, archive)
     elif len(filenames) > 1 and output_filename:
         click.echo("--output-filename can only be used with one input file.")
-        exit(1)
+        sys.exit(1)
     else:
         for filename in filenames:
             dangerzone.add_document_from_filename(filename, archive=archive)
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def cli_main(
             click.echo("Invalid OCR language code. Valid language codes:")
             for lang in dangerzone.ocr_languages:
                 click.echo(f"{dangerzone.ocr_languages[lang]}: {lang}")
-            exit(1)
+            sys.exit(1)
 
     # Ensure container is installed
     dangerzone.isolation_provider.install()
diff --git a/dangerzone/errors.py b/dangerzone/errors.py
index 0f8a557..8d91678 100644
--- a/dangerzone/errors.py
+++ b/dangerzone/errors.py
@@ -107,6 +107,6 @@ def handle_document_errors(func: F) -> F:
                 msg = "An exception occured while validating a document"
                 log.exception(msg)
             click.echo(str(e))
-            exit(1)
+            sys.exit(1)
 
     return cast(F, wrapper)
diff --git a/dev_scripts/qa.py b/dev_scripts/qa.py
index d8b3dd4..ecfcb92 100755
--- a/dev_scripts/qa.py
+++ b/dev_scripts/qa.py
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ class Reference:
                 " to date with the respective doc section, and then update the cached"
                 " section in this file."
             )
-            exit(1)
+            sys.exit(1)
 
     def find_section_text(self, md_text):
         """Find a section's content in a provided Markdown string."""
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ def parse_args():
 
     if not args.check_refs and not args.platform:
         parser.print_help(sys.stderr)
-        exit(1)
+        sys.exit(1)
 
     return args
 
diff --git a/install/macos/build-app.py b/install/macos/build-app.py
index a9617a9..c22f336 100755
--- a/install/macos/build-app.py
+++ b/install/macos/build-app.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import itertools
 import os
 import shutil
 import subprocess
+import sys
 
 root = os.path.dirname(
     os.path.dirname(
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ def sign_app_bundle(build_path, dist_path, app_path):
     # Detect if create-dmg is installed
     if not os.path.exists(app_path):
         print(f"ERROR: Dangerzone.app not found in {app_path}.")
-        exit(1)
+        sys.exit(1)
 
     dmg_path = os.path.join(dist_path, "Dangerzone.dmg")
     icon_path = os.path.join(root, "install", "macos", "dangerzone.icns")
diff --git a/tests/test_large_set.py b/tests/test_large_set.py
index ed663f0..e9c9b43 100644
--- a/tests/test_large_set.py
+++ b/tests/test_large_set.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import os
 import re
 import subprocess
+import sys
 import time
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import List
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ FORMATS_REGEX = (
 def ensure_test_data_exists() -> None:
     if len(os.listdir(test_docs_repo_dir)) == 0:
         print("Test data repository it empty. Skipping large tests.")
-        exit(1)
+        sys.exit(1)
 
 
 def get_test_docs(min_size: int, max_size: int) -> List[Path]: