diff --git a/neutron/agent/l3_agent.py b/neutron/agent/l3_agent.py
index aa7f7b782f..8adf9b5919 100644
--- a/neutron/agent/l3_agent.py
+++ b/neutron/agent/l3_agent.py
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ class L3NATAgent(firewall_l3_agent.FWaaSL3AgentRpcCallback, manager.Manager):
             msg = _("Error importing interface driver "
                     "'%s'") % self.conf.interface_driver
             LOG.error(msg)
-            raise SystemExit(msg)
+            raise SystemExit(1)
 
         self.context = context.get_admin_context_without_session()
         self.plugin_rpc = L3PluginApi(topics.L3PLUGIN, host)
@@ -233,12 +233,12 @@ class L3NATAgent(firewall_l3_agent.FWaaSL3AgentRpcCallback, manager.Manager):
         if not self.conf.interface_driver:
             msg = _('An interface driver must be specified')
             LOG.error(msg)
-            raise SystemExit(msg)
+            raise SystemExit(1)
 
         if not self.conf.use_namespaces and not self.conf.router_id:
             msg = _('Router id is required if not using namespaces.')
             LOG.error(msg)
-            raise SystemExit(msg)
+            raise SystemExit(1)
 
     def _cleanup_namespaces(self, routers):
         """Destroy stale router namespaces on host when L3 agent restarts
diff --git a/neutron/agent/linux/dhcp.py b/neutron/agent/linux/dhcp.py
index 08690e8376..59a2d7ad18 100644
--- a/neutron/agent/linux/dhcp.py
+++ b/neutron/agent/linux/dhcp.py
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ class DeviceManager(object):
         if not conf.interface_driver:
             msg = _('An interface driver must be specified')
             LOG.error(msg)
-            raise SystemExit(msg)
+            raise SystemExit(1)
         try:
             self.driver = importutils.import_object(
                 conf.interface_driver, conf)
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ class DeviceManager(object):
                    "%(inner)s") % {'driver': conf.interface_driver,
                                    'inner': e})
             LOG.error(msg)
-            raise SystemExit(msg)
+            raise SystemExit(1)
 
     def get_interface_name(self, network, port):
         """Return interface(device) name for use by the DHCP process."""
diff --git a/neutron/plugins/ml2/managers.py b/neutron/plugins/ml2/managers.py
index a5feb70408..13df6732e2 100644
--- a/neutron/plugins/ml2/managers.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/ml2/managers.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class TypeManager(stevedore.named.NamedExtensionManager):
                 msg = _("No type driver for tenant network_type: %s. "
                         "Service terminated!") % network_type
                 LOG.error(msg)
-                raise SystemExit(msg)
+                raise SystemExit(1)
         LOG.info(_("Tenant network_types: %s"), self.tenant_network_types)
 
     def initialize(self):
diff --git a/neutron/plugins/mlnx/agent/utils.py b/neutron/plugins/mlnx/agent/utils.py
index 654ba8fb72..cfed16569c 100644
--- a/neutron/plugins/mlnx/agent/utils.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/mlnx/agent/utils.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class EswitchUtils(object):
             msg = _("Failed to import eventlet.green.zmq. "
                     "Won't connect to eSwitchD - exiting...")
             LOG.error(msg)
-            raise SystemExit(msg)
+            raise SystemExit(1)
         self.__conn = None
         self.daemon = daemon_endpoint
         self.timeout = timeout
diff --git a/neutron/services/loadbalancer/plugin.py b/neutron/services/loadbalancer/plugin.py
index a95e658413..51e0e3f39b 100644
--- a/neutron/services/loadbalancer/plugin.py
+++ b/neutron/services/loadbalancer/plugin.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class LoadBalancerPlugin(ldb.LoadBalancerPluginDb,
             msg = _("Delete associated loadbalancer pools before "
                     "removing providers %s") % list(lost_providers)
             LOG.exception(msg)
-            raise SystemExit(msg)
+            raise SystemExit(1)
 
     def _get_driver_for_provider(self, provider):
         if provider in self.drivers:
diff --git a/neutron/services/service_base.py b/neutron/services/service_base.py
index 100979b9a4..5d8e8fc862 100644
--- a/neutron/services/service_base.py
+++ b/neutron/services/service_base.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def load_drivers(service_type, plugin):
         msg = (_("No providers specified for '%s' service, exiting") %
                service_type)
         LOG.error(msg)
-        raise SystemExit(msg)
+        raise SystemExit(1)
 
     drivers = {}
     for provider in providers: