diff --git a/vm/archlinux-vm.sh b/vm/archlinux-vm.sh
index 84264d857..dc681a694 100644
--- a/vm/archlinux-vm.sh
+++ b/vm/archlinux-vm.sh
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ DISK_REF_IMPORTED="$(printf '%s\n' "$IMPORT_OUT" | sed -n "s/.*successfully impo
 [[ -z "$DISK_REF_IMPORTED" ]] && {
   msg_error "Unable to determine imported disk reference."
   echo "$IMPORT_OUT"
-  exit 1
+  exit 226
 }
 msg_ok "Imported disk (${CL}${BL}${DISK_REF_IMPORTED}${CL})"
 
diff --git a/vm/docker-vm.sh b/vm/docker-vm.sh
index 503925121..42fb22091 100644
--- a/vm/docker-vm.sh
+++ b/vm/docker-vm.sh
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ DISK_REF_IMPORTED="$(printf '%s\n' "$IMPORT_OUT" | sed -n "s/.*successfully impo
 [[ -z "$DISK_REF_IMPORTED" ]] && {
   msg_error "Unable to determine imported disk reference."
   echo "$IMPORT_OUT"
-  exit 1
+  exit 226
 }
 
 msg_ok "Imported disk (${CL}${BL}${DISK_REF_IMPORTED}${CL})"
diff --git a/vm/haos-vm.sh b/vm/haos-vm.sh
index 3edd59494..f0d58afe8 100644
--- a/vm/haos-vm.sh
+++ b/vm/haos-vm.sh
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ function ensure_pv() {
     if ! apt-get update -qq &>/dev/null || ! apt-get install -y pv &>/dev/null; then
       msg_error "Failed to install pv automatically."
       echo -e "\nPlease run manually on the Proxmox host:\n  apt install pv\n"
-      exit 1
+      exit 237
     fi
     msg_ok "Installed pv"
   fi
@@ -249,14 +249,14 @@ function download_and_validate_xz() {
   if ! curl -fSL -o "$file" "$url"; then
     msg_error "Download failed: $url"
     rm -f "$file"
-    exit 1
+    exit 115
   fi
 
   # Validate again
   if ! xz -t "$file" &>/dev/null; then
     msg_error "Downloaded file $(basename "$file") is corrupted. Please try again later."
     rm -f "$file"
-    exit 1
+    exit 115
   fi
   msg_ok "Downloaded and validated $(basename "$file")"
 }
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ function extract_xz_with_pv() {
   if ! xz -dc "$file" | pv -N "Extracting" >"$target"; then
     msg_error "Failed to extract $file"
     rm -f "$target"
-    exit 1
+    exit 115
   fi
   msg_ok "Decompressed to $target"
 }
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ DISK_REF="$(printf '%s\n' "$IMPORT_OUT" | sed -n "s/.*successfully imported disk
 [[ -z "$DISK_REF" ]] && {
   msg_error "Unable to determine imported disk reference."
   echo "$IMPORT_OUT"
-  exit 1
+  exit 226
 }
 msg_ok "Imported disk (${CL}${BL}${DISK_REF}${CL})"
 
diff --git a/vm/openwrt-vm.sh b/vm/openwrt-vm.sh
index 01ee4a51e..c7e030245 100644
--- a/vm/openwrt-vm.sh
+++ b/vm/openwrt-vm.sh
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ fi
 if [[ -z "$DISK_REF" ]]; then
   msg_error "Unable to determine imported disk reference."
   echo "$IMPORT_OUT"
-  exit 1
+  exit 226
 fi
 
 qm set $VMID \
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ if qm status "$VMID" | grep -q "running"; then
   msg_ok "Network interfaces configured in OpenWrt"
 else
   msg_error "VM is not running"
-  exit 1
+  exit 226
 fi
 
 msg_info "Waiting for OpenWrt to shut down..."
diff --git a/vm/opnsense-vm.sh b/vm/opnsense-vm.sh
index 4048483a0..23fad87f1 100644
--- a/vm/opnsense-vm.sh
+++ b/vm/opnsense-vm.sh
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ for ver in $RELEASE_LIST; do
 done
 if [ -z "$URL" ]; then
   msg_error "Could not find generic FreeBSD amd64 qcow2 image (non-UFS/ZFS)."
-  exit 1
+  exit 115
 fi
 msg_ok "Download URL: ${CL}${BL}${URL}${CL}"
 
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ if ! check_disk_space "$TEMP_DIR" 20; then
   msg_error "Insufficient disk space in temporary directory ($TEMP_DIR)."
   msg_error "Available: ${AVAILABLE_GB}, Required: ~20GB for FreeBSD image decompression."
   msg_error "Please free up space or ensure /tmp has sufficient storage."
-  exit 1
+  exit 214
 fi
 
 msg_info "Downloading FreeBSD Image"
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ if ! check_disk_space "$TEMP_DIR" 15; then
   AVAILABLE_GB=$(df -h "$TEMP_DIR" | awk 'NR==2 {print $4}')
   msg_error "Insufficient disk space for decompression."
   msg_error "Available: ${AVAILABLE_GB}, Required: ~15GB for decompressed image."
-  exit 1
+  exit 214
 fi
 
 msg_info "Decompressing FreeBSD Image (this may take a few minutes)"
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ if ! unxz -cv $(basename $URL) >${FILE}; then
   msg_error "Failed to decompress FreeBSD image."
   msg_error "This is usually caused by insufficient disk space."
   df -h "$TEMP_DIR"
-  exit 1
+  exit 115
 fi
 
 # Remove the compressed file to save space
diff --git a/vm/truenas-vm.sh b/vm/truenas-vm.sh
index 2e4002893..6066a29d6 100644
--- a/vm/truenas-vm.sh
+++ b/vm/truenas-vm.sh
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ function advanced_settings() {
 
   if [ $ISO_COUNT -eq 0 ]; then
     echo "No ISOs found."
-    exit 1
+    exit 115
   fi
 
   # Identify the index of the last stable release
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ if [ -z "${SELECTED_ISO:-}" ]; then
 
   if [ -z "$SELECTED_ISO" ]; then
     msg_error "Could not find a stable ISO for fallback."
-    exit 1
+    exit 115
   fi
 fi
 
diff --git a/vm/umbrel-os-vm.sh b/vm/umbrel-os-vm.sh
index b8dca5d96..af9bc41dc 100644
--- a/vm/umbrel-os-vm.sh
+++ b/vm/umbrel-os-vm.sh
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ function ensure_pv() {
     if ! apt-get update -qq &>/dev/null || ! apt-get install -y pv &>/dev/null; then
       msg_error "Failed to install pv automatically."
       echo -e "\nPlease run manually on the Proxmox host:\n  apt install pv\n"
-      exit 1
+      exit 237
     fi
     msg_ok "Installed pv"
   fi
@@ -243,14 +243,14 @@ function download_and_validate_xz() {
   if ! curl -fSL -o "$file" "$url"; then
     msg_error "Download failed: $url"
     rm -f "$file"
-    exit 1
+    exit 115
   fi
 
   # Validate again
   if ! xz -t "$file" &>/dev/null; then
     msg_error "Downloaded file $(basename "$file") is corrupted. Please try again later."
     rm -f "$file"
-    exit 1
+    exit 115
   fi
   msg_ok "Downloaded and validated $(basename "$file")"
 }
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ function extract_xz_with_pv() {
   if ! xz -dc "$file" | pv -N "Extracting" >"$target"; then
     msg_error "Failed to extract $file"
     rm -f "$target"
-    exit 1
+    exit 115
   fi
   msg_ok "Decompressed to $target"
 }
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ done < <(pvesm status -content images | awk 'NR>1 {printf "%s %s %s\n", $1, $2,
 
 if [ ${#STORAGE_MENU[@]} -eq 0 ]; then
   msg_error "Unable to detect a valid storage location."
-  exit 1
+  exit 119
 elif [ $((${#STORAGE_MENU[@]} / 3)) -eq 1 ]; then
   STORAGE=${STORAGE_MENU[0]}
 else