diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index baeecd7..328261f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## 1.14.2 - 2025-01-26
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Catch errors surfaced by `llm` cli and surface them as runtime errors.
+
 ## 1.14.1 - 2025-01-25
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/litecli/packages/special/llm.py b/litecli/packages/special/llm.py
index f18495b..69375d7 100644
--- a/litecli/packages/special/llm.py
+++ b/litecli/packages/special/llm.py
@@ -48,7 +48,10 @@ def run_external_cmd(cmd, *args, capture_output=False, restart_cli=False, raise_
             except SystemExit as e:
                 code = e.code
                 if code != 0 and raise_exception:
-                    raise
+                    if capture_output:
+                        raise RuntimeError(buffer.getvalue())
+                    else:
+                        raise RuntimeError(f"Command {cmd} failed with exit code {code}.")
 
         if restart_cli and code == 0:
             os.execv(original_exe, [original_exe] + original_args)