diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f2cc09a8..8443de94 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Added
 - #1178: Add `-password-env` and `-token-env` modifiers to the `repo` command to read the password/token from a named environment variable (secure alternatives to `-password` and `-token`).
 
+### Changed
+- #1186: Change %IPM.Main:ShellScript() to return a status.
+
 ### Fixed
 - #1207: Zero-byte files are now supported in IPM modules
 
diff --git a/src/cls/IPM/Main.cls b/src/cls/IPM/Main.cls
index 98d1fd40..21eef44d 100644
--- a/src/cls/IPM/Main.cls
+++ b/src/cls/IPM/Main.cls
@@ -4073,7 +4073,8 @@ ClassMethod History(ByRef pCommandInfo)
 ClassMethod ShellScript(
 	pCommand As %String,
 	pOutputLogFile As %String = "",
-	pAppendToLog As %Boolean = 0)
+	pAppendToLog As %Boolean = 0,
+    pTerminateOnError As %Boolean = 1) As %Status
 {
     set tSC = $$$OK
     set tFileOpen = 0
@@ -4105,10 +4106,12 @@ ClassMethod ShellScript(
         close pOutputLogFile
     }
 
-    if $$$ISERR(tSC) {
+    if (pTerminateOnError && $$$ISERR(tSC)) {
         // Set ERRORLEVEL to 1
         do $system.Process.Terminate(,1)
     }
+
+    return tSC
 }
 
 ClassMethod DisplayModules(