diff --git a/scriptworker_client/src/scriptworker_client/client.py b/scriptworker_client/src/scriptworker_client/client.py
index f62e3ff7c..21e5ad0ec 100644
--- a/scriptworker_client/src/scriptworker_client/client.py
+++ b/scriptworker_client/src/scriptworker_client/client.py
@@ -181,5 +181,5 @@ async def _handle_asyncio_loop(async_main, config, task):
     try:
         await async_main(config, task)
     except ClientError as exc:
-        log.exception("Failed to run async_main")
+        log.exception(f"Failed to run async_main; exiting {exc.exit_code}")
         sys.exit(exc.exit_code)
diff --git a/scriptworker_client/src/scriptworker_client/utils.py b/scriptworker_client/src/scriptworker_client/utils.py
index f519a204d..579b2138c 100644
--- a/scriptworker_client/src/scriptworker_client/utils.py
+++ b/scriptworker_client/src/scriptworker_client/utils.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     Union,
 )
 from urllib.parse import unquote, urlparse
-from scriptworker_client.exceptions import TaskError
+from scriptworker_client.exceptions import ClientError, TaskError
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -166,6 +166,13 @@ def get_log_filehandle(log_path=None):
 
 
 # run_command {{{1
+def _get_exception_kwargs(exception, exitcode, copy_exit_codes):
+    kwargs = {}
+    if issubclass(exception, ClientError) and exitcode in copy_exit_codes:
+        kwargs["exit_code"] = exitcode
+    return kwargs
+
+
 async def run_command(
     cmd,
     log_path=None,
@@ -175,6 +182,9 @@ async def run_command(
     env=None,
     exception=None,
     expected_exit_codes=(0,),
+    # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18731791/determining-if-a-python-subprocess-segmentation-faults
+    # Shell exit codes range from 0 to 255. Therefore 245 == -11, 241 == -15
+    copy_exit_codes=(245, 241),
     output_log_on_exception=False,
 ):
     """Run a command using ``asyncio.create_subprocess_exec``.
@@ -205,6 +215,9 @@ async def run_command(
         expected_exit_codes (list, optional): the list of exit codes for
             a successful run. Only used if ``exception`` is not ``None``.
             Defaults to ``(0, )``.
+        copy_exit_codes (list, optional): the list of exit codes that we
+            set ``exit_code`` to if ``exception`` is an instance of
+            ``ClientError``. Defaults to ``(245, 241)``.
         output_log_on_exception (bool, optional): log the output log if we're
             raising an exception.
 
@@ -242,8 +255,14 @@ async def run_command(
             if output_log_on_exception:
                 log_filehandle.seek(0)
                 log_contents = log_filehandle.read()
+            exc_kwargs = _get_exception_kwargs(exception, exitcode, copy_exit_codes)
             raise exception(
-                "%s in %s exited %s!\n%s", log_cmd, cwd, exitcode, log_contents
+                "%s in %s exited %s!\n%s",
+                log_cmd,
+                cwd,
+                exitcode,
+                log_contents,
+                **exc_kwargs,
             )
     log.info("%s in %s exited %d", log_cmd, cwd, exitcode)
     return exitcode
diff --git a/scriptworker_client/tests/test_client.py b/scriptworker_client/tests/test_client.py
index 480a59f69..d576c65b3 100644
--- a/scriptworker_client/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/scriptworker_client/tests/test_client.py
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ async def async_error(*args, **kwargs):
         await client._handle_asyncio_loop(async_error, {}, {})
 
     assert excinfo.value.code == 42
-    m.exception.assert_called_once_with("Failed to run async_main")
+    m.exception.assert_called_once_with("Failed to run async_main; exiting 42")
 
 
 def test_init_config_cli(mocker, tmpdir):
diff --git a/scriptworker_client/tests/test_utils.py b/scriptworker_client/tests/test_utils.py
index 975cf5dbd..aeca159f9 100644
--- a/scriptworker_client/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/scriptworker_client/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ def test_get_log_filehandle(path, tmpdir):
             False,
         ),
         (
-            ["bash", "-c", ">&2 echo bar && echo foo && exit 1"],
+            ["bash", "-c", ">&2 echo bar && echo foo && exit 3"],
             1,
             ["foo\nbar\n", "bar\nfoo\n"],
             TaskError,
@@ -177,8 +177,8 @@ def test_get_log_filehandle(path, tmpdir):
             True,
         ),
         (
-            ["bash", "-c", ">&2 echo bar && echo foo && exit 1"],
-            1,
+            ["bash", "-c", ">&2 echo bar && echo foo && exit -11"],
+            245,
             ["foo\nbar\n", "bar\nfoo\n"],
             TaskError,
             True,
@@ -189,7 +189,14 @@ def test_get_log_filehandle(path, tmpdir):
 )
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_run_command(
-    command, status, expected_log, exception, output_log, env, raises, tmpdir
+    command,
+    status,
+    expected_log,
+    exception,
+    output_log,
+    env,
+    raises,
+    tmpdir,
 ):
     """``run_command`` runs the expected command, logs its output, and exits
     with its exit status. If ``exception`` is set and we exit non-zero, we
@@ -201,14 +208,18 @@ async def test_run_command(
     log_path = os.path.join(tmpdir, "log")
     if raises:
         with pytest.raises(exception):
-            await utils.run_command(
-                command,
-                log_path=log_path,
-                cwd=tmpdir,
-                env=env,
-                exception=exception,
-                output_log_on_exception=output_log,
-            )
+            try:
+                await utils.run_command(
+                    command,
+                    log_path=log_path,
+                    cwd=tmpdir,
+                    env=env,
+                    exception=exception,
+                    output_log_on_exception=output_log,
+                )
+            except exception as exc:
+                assert exc.exit_code == status
+                raise exc
     else:
         assert (
             await utils.run_command(