diff --git i/edit-pipe w/edit-pipe
index 3ceff5f..b0b9351 100755
--- i/edit-pipe
+++ w/edit-pipe
@@ -24,5 +24,8 @@ fi
 
 cat > "$tf"
 $edit "$tf" < /dev/tty  > /dev/tty
+code=$?
+test 0 -lt $code ||
 test "-v" = "$1" || cat "$tf"
 rm "$tf"
+exit $code