diff --git a/src/scheduler.c b/src/scheduler.c
index 181d7ec9..57bf83e1 100644
--- a/src/scheduler.c
+++ b/src/scheduler.c
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ int xschem(ClientData clientdata, Tcl_Interp *interp, int argc, const char * arg
             if(force || !xctx->modified || !strcmp(tclresult(), "ok")) {
                if(closewindow) {
                  char s[40];
-                 my_snprintf(s, S(s), "exit %d", exit_status);
+                 my_snprintf(s, S(s), "exit %s", exit_status);
                  tcleval(s);
                }
                else clear_schematic(0, 0);
@@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@ int xschem(ClientData clientdata, Tcl_Interp *interp, int argc, const char * arg
             if(!has_x || force || !xctx->modified || !strcmp(tclresult(), "ok")) {
                if(closewindow) {
                  char s[40];
-                 my_snprintf(s, S(s), "exit %d", exit_status);
+                 my_snprintf(s, S(s), "exit %s", exit_status);
                  tcleval(s);
                }
                else clear_schematic(0, 0);
diff --git a/tests/xschemtest.tcl b/tests/xschemtest.tcl
index 830a33e1..f337dda4 100644
--- a/tests/xschemtest.tcl
+++ b/tests/xschemtest.tcl
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ proc netlist_test {} {
     loading.sch             vhdl       2975204502
     mos_power_ampli.sch     spice      3405708328
     hierarchical_tedax.sch  tedax       998070173
-    LCC_instances.sch       spice       372367338
+    LCC_instances.sch       spice      2839381760
     pcb_test1.sch           tedax      1925087189
     test_doublepin.sch      spice      4159808692
     simulate_ff.sch         spice       574849766