diff --git a/errors.go b/errors.go
index 0206ff4..f9d648e 100644
--- a/errors.go
+++ b/errors.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func (ee *ExitError) ExitCode() int {
 // HandleExitCoder checks if the error fulfills the ExitCoder interface, and if
 // so prints the error to stderr (if it is non-empty) and calls OsExiter with the
 // given exit code.  If the given error is a MultiError, then this func is
-// called on all members of the Errors slice.
+// called on all members of the Errors slice and calls OsExiter with the last exit code.
 func HandleExitCoder(err error) {
 	if err == nil {
 		return
@@ -93,9 +93,8 @@ func HandleExitCoder(err error) {
 	}
 
 	if multiErr, ok := err.(MultiError); ok {
-		for _, merr := range multiErr.Errors {
-			HandleExitCoder(merr)
-		}
+		code := handleMultiError(multiErr)
+		OsExiter(code)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -108,3 +107,18 @@ func HandleExitCoder(err error) {
 	}
 	OsExiter(1)
 }
+
+func handleMultiError(multiErr MultiError) int {
+	code := 1
+	for _, merr := range multiErr.Errors {
+		if multiErr2, ok := merr.(MultiError); ok {
+			code = handleMultiError(multiErr2)
+		} else {
+			fmt.Fprintln(ErrWriter, merr)
+			if exitErr, ok := merr.(ExitCoder); ok {
+				code = exitErr.ExitCode()
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return code
+}
diff --git a/errors_test.go b/errors_test.go
index 131bd38..d9e0da6 100644
--- a/errors_test.go
+++ b/errors_test.go
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ func TestHandleExitCoder_nil(t *testing.T) {
 	called := false
 
 	OsExiter = func(rc int) {
-		exitCode = rc
-		called = true
+		if !called {
+			exitCode = rc
+			called = true
+		}
 	}
 
 	defer func() { OsExiter = fakeOsExiter }()
@@ -29,8 +31,10 @@ func TestHandleExitCoder_ExitCoder(t *testing.T) {
 	called := false
 
 	OsExiter = func(rc int) {
-		exitCode = rc
-		called = true
+		if !called {
+			exitCode = rc
+			called = true
+		}
 	}
 
 	defer func() { OsExiter = fakeOsExiter }()
@@ -46,17 +50,20 @@ func TestHandleExitCoder_MultiErrorWithExitCoder(t *testing.T) {
 	called := false
 
 	OsExiter = func(rc int) {
-		exitCode = rc
-		called = true
+		if !called {
+			exitCode = rc
+			called = true
+		}
 	}
 
 	defer func() { OsExiter = fakeOsExiter }()
 
 	exitErr := NewExitError("galactic perimeter breach", 9)
-	err := NewMultiError(errors.New("wowsa"), errors.New("egad"), exitErr)
+	exitErr2 := NewExitError("last ExitCoder", 11)
+	err := NewMultiError(errors.New("wowsa"), errors.New("egad"), exitErr, exitErr2)
 	HandleExitCoder(err)
 
-	expect(t, exitCode, 9)
+	expect(t, exitCode, 11)
 	expect(t, called, true)
 }
 
@@ -65,8 +72,10 @@ func TestHandleExitCoder_ErrorWithMessage(t *testing.T) {
 	called := false
 
 	OsExiter = func(rc int) {
-		exitCode = rc
-		called = true
+		if !called {
+			exitCode = rc
+			called = true
+		}
 	}
 	ErrWriter = &bytes.Buffer{}
 
@@ -88,8 +97,10 @@ func TestHandleExitCoder_ErrorWithoutMessage(t *testing.T) {
 	called := false
 
 	OsExiter = func(rc int) {
-		exitCode = rc
-		called = true
+		if !called {
+			exitCode = rc
+			called = true
+		}
 	}
 	ErrWriter = &bytes.Buffer{}
 
@@ -123,7 +134,9 @@ func TestHandleExitCoder_ErrorWithFormat(t *testing.T) {
 	called := false
 
 	OsExiter = func(rc int) {
-		called = true
+		if !called {
+			called = true
+		}
 	}
 	ErrWriter = &bytes.Buffer{}
 
@@ -143,7 +156,9 @@ func TestHandleExitCoder_MultiErrorWithFormat(t *testing.T) {
 	called := false
 
 	OsExiter = func(rc int) {
-		called = true
+		if !called {
+			called = true
+		}
 	}
 	ErrWriter = &bytes.Buffer{}