diff --git a/.changelog/010.yaml b/.changelog/010.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..42f22d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/010.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+name: console
+ts: 2026-03-18 07:44:00.342408+00:00
+type: fix
+author: Espen Albert
+changelog_message: 'fix(console): Treat zero exit code exceptions as success in progress tracking'
+message: 'fix(console): Treat zero exit code exceptions as success in progress tracking'
+short_sha: fe4ffb
diff --git a/ask_shell/_internal/rich_progress.py b/ask_shell/_internal/rich_progress.py
index 47c867e..60f6c49 100644
--- a/ask_shell/_internal/rich_progress.py
+++ b/ask_shell/_internal/rich_progress.py
@@ -31,6 +31,15 @@ def transient_progress() -> Progress:
     )
 
 
+def _is_clean_exit(exc: BaseException | None) -> bool:
+    if exc is None:
+        return True
+    if isinstance(exc, SystemExit) and exc.code in (None, 0):
+        return True
+    exit_code = getattr(exc, "exit_code", None)
+    return exit_code == 0
+
+
 def log_task_done(
     task: new_task,
     *,
@@ -206,5 +215,6 @@ def __enter__(self) -> Self:
         return self
 
     def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
-        self.complete()  # Ensure we mark it as complete
-        self.manager.remove_task(self, error=exc_val)
+        self.complete()
+        error = exc_val if not _is_clean_exit(exc_val) else None
+        self.manager.remove_task(self, error=error)
diff --git a/ask_shell/public_api_test.py b/ask_shell/public_api_test.py
index caae7f6..c3f1def 100644
--- a/ask_shell/public_api_test.py
+++ b/ask_shell/public_api_test.py
@@ -116,7 +116,9 @@ def test_multiple_attempts(tmp_path):
     """error might look weird due to flushing"""
     script_path = tmp_path / "attempt.py"
     script_path.write_text(_attempt_script)
-    result = run_and_wait(ShellConfig(shell_input=f"{PYTHON_EXEC} {script_path}", attempts=3))
+    result = run_and_wait(
+        ShellConfig(shell_input=f"{PYTHON_EXEC} {script_path}", attempts=3, retry_initial_wait=0, retry_jitter=0)
+    )
     assert result.clean_complete
 
 
@@ -124,7 +126,9 @@ def test_not_enough_attempts(tmp_path):
     script_path = tmp_path / "attempt.py"
     script_path.write_text(_attempt_script)
     with pytest.raises(ShellError) as exc:
-        run_and_wait(ShellConfig(shell_input=f"{PYTHON_EXEC} {script_path}", attempts=2))
+        run_and_wait(
+            ShellConfig(shell_input=f"{PYTHON_EXEC} {script_path}", attempts=2, retry_initial_wait=0, retry_jitter=0)
+        )
     assert "attempt in script: 2/3" in exc.value.stdout
     assert exc.value.exit_code == 1
 
@@ -142,6 +146,8 @@ def never_retry(_):
                 shell_input=f"{PYTHON_EXEC} {script_path}",
                 attempts=4,
                 should_retry=never_retry,
+                retry_initial_wait=0,
+                retry_jitter=0,
             )
         )
     assert "attempt in script: 1/3" in exc.value.stdout
@@ -159,6 +165,8 @@ def retry_if_attempt(run: ShellRun):
             shell_input=f"{PYTHON_EXEC} {script_path}",
             attempts=4,
             should_retry=retry_if_attempt,
+            retry_initial_wait=0,
+            retry_jitter=0,
         )
     )
     assert "attempt in script: 3/3" in result.stdout
@@ -177,6 +185,8 @@ def abort_on_first_failure(run: ShellRun) -> bool:
                 shell_input=f"{PYTHON_EXEC} {script_path}",
                 attempts=4,
                 should_retry=abort_on_first_failure,
+                retry_initial_wait=0,
+                retry_jitter=0,
             )
         )
     assert isinstance(exc.value.base_error, AbortRetryError)
diff --git a/docs/console/index.md b/docs/console/index.md
index 99c3d66..08f14ed 100644
--- a/docs/console/index.md
+++ b/docs/console/index.md
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def log_to_live(*objects, sep: str = ' ', end: str = '\n', style: str | Style |
 <a id="new_task_def"></a>
 
 ### class: `new_task`
-- [source](../../ask_shell/_internal/rich_progress.py#L153)
+- [source](../../ask_shell/_internal/rich_progress.py#L162)
 > **Since:** 0.3.0
 
 ```python
diff --git a/docs/examples/shell/AbortRetryError.md b/docs/examples/shell/AbortRetryError.md
index fe20534..b28ca7b 100644
--- a/docs/examples/shell/AbortRetryError.md
+++ b/docs/examples/shell/AbortRetryError.md
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ result = run_and_wait(
         shell_input=f"{PYTHON_EXEC} {tmp / 'run.py'}",
         attempts=3,
         should_retry=should_retry_transient,
+        retry_initial_wait=0.01,
+        retry_max_wait=0.1,
+        retry_jitter=0,
     )
 )
 print(result.stdout)
diff --git a/docs/examples/shell/backoff.md b/docs/examples/shell/backoff.md
index 320a6c5..63dc570 100644
--- a/docs/examples/shell/backoff.md
+++ b/docs/examples/shell/backoff.md
@@ -33,15 +33,15 @@ with TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
     result = run_and_wait(
         f"{sys.executable} {script_path}",
         attempts=4,
-        retry_initial_wait=0.1,
-        retry_max_wait=10,
+        retry_initial_wait=0.01,
+        retry_max_wait=1,
         retry_jitter=0,
     )
     elapsed = time.monotonic() - start
     print(result.stdout)
     #> ok on attempt 4
-    print(f"waited at least 0.7s: {elapsed >= 0.7}")  # 0.1+0.2+0.4
-    #> waited at least 0.7s: True
-    print(f"waited less than 2s: {elapsed < 2}")
-    #> waited less than 2s: True
+    print(f"waited at least 0.07s: {elapsed >= 0.07}")  # 0.01 + 0.02 + 0.04
+    #> waited at least 0.07s: True
+    print(f"waited less than 1s: {elapsed < 1}")
+    #> waited less than 1s: True
 ```