diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index 9d4bfbf55d3a1..c3a32bede3261 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -8,3 +8,6 @@ indent_style = space
 indent_size = 4
 trim_trailing_whitespace = true
 insert_final_newline = true
+
+[*.bat]
+indent_size = 2
diff --git a/distribution/src/bin/elasticsearch-cli.bat b/distribution/src/bin/elasticsearch-cli.bat
index e17ade3b74af1..405f97ccc8dbf 100644
--- a/distribution/src/bin/elasticsearch-cli.bat
+++ b/distribution/src/bin/elasticsearch-cli.bat
@@ -21,3 +21,5 @@ if defined ES_ADDITIONAL_CLASSPATH_DIRECTORIES (
   -cp "%ES_CLASSPATH%" ^
   "%ES_MAIN_CLASS%" ^
   %*
+  
+exit /b %ERRORLEVEL%
diff --git a/distribution/src/bin/elasticsearch-keystore.bat b/distribution/src/bin/elasticsearch-keystore.bat
index b43182a273f6b..83372248fb61a 100644
--- a/distribution/src/bin/elasticsearch-keystore.bat
+++ b/distribution/src/bin/elasticsearch-keystore.bat
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ setlocal enableextensions
 set ES_MAIN_CLASS=org.elasticsearch.common.settings.KeyStoreCli
 call "%~dp0elasticsearch-cli.bat" ^
   %%* ^
-  || exit /b 1
+  || goto exit
 
 endlocal
 endlocal
+:exit
+exit /b %ERRORLEVEL%
diff --git a/distribution/src/bin/elasticsearch-node.bat b/distribution/src/bin/elasticsearch-node.bat
index 264a357cb8af4..b152331d5ef89 100644
--- a/distribution/src/bin/elasticsearch-node.bat
+++ b/distribution/src/bin/elasticsearch-node.bat
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ setlocal enableextensions
 set ES_MAIN_CLASS=org.elasticsearch.cluster.coordination.NodeToolCli
 call "%~dp0elasticsearch-cli.bat" ^
   %%* ^
-  || exit /b 1
+  || goto exit
 
 endlocal
 endlocal
+:exit
+exit /b %ERRORLEVEL%
diff --git a/distribution/src/bin/elasticsearch-plugin.bat b/distribution/src/bin/elasticsearch-plugin.bat
index 7e71de790f03e..e447c7e847cf2 100644
--- a/distribution/src/bin/elasticsearch-plugin.bat
+++ b/distribution/src/bin/elasticsearch-plugin.bat
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ set ES_MAIN_CLASS=org.elasticsearch.plugins.PluginCli
 set ES_ADDITIONAL_CLASSPATH_DIRECTORIES=lib/tools/plugin-cli
 call "%~dp0elasticsearch-cli.bat" ^
   %%* ^
-  || exit /b 1
+  || goto exit
+  
 
 endlocal
 endlocal
+:exit
+exit /b %ERRORLEVEL%
diff --git a/distribution/src/bin/elasticsearch-service.bat b/distribution/src/bin/elasticsearch-service.bat
index f566c34c958ae..fc62c07ac9d3c 100644
--- a/distribution/src/bin/elasticsearch-service.bat
+++ b/distribution/src/bin/elasticsearch-service.bat
@@ -258,3 +258,5 @@ goto:eof
 
 endlocal
 endlocal
+
+exit /b %ERRORLEVEL%
diff --git a/distribution/src/bin/elasticsearch-shard.bat b/distribution/src/bin/elasticsearch-shard.bat
index e861b197e873d..4db48f141fd6c 100644
--- a/distribution/src/bin/elasticsearch-shard.bat
+++ b/distribution/src/bin/elasticsearch-shard.bat
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ setlocal enableextensions
 set ES_MAIN_CLASS=org.elasticsearch.index.shard.ShardToolCli
 call "%~dp0elasticsearch-cli.bat" ^
   %%* ^
-  || exit /b 1
+  || goto exit
 
 endlocal
 endlocal
+:exit
+exit /b %ERRORLEVEL%
diff --git a/distribution/src/bin/elasticsearch.bat b/distribution/src/bin/elasticsearch.bat
index 6e268c9b13321..9b67fa2e0ffa6 100644
--- a/distribution/src/bin/elasticsearch.bat
+++ b/distribution/src/bin/elasticsearch.bat
@@ -55,3 +55,4 @@ cd /d "%ES_HOME%"
 
 endlocal
 endlocal
+exit /b %ERRORLEVEL%
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/security/src/main/bin/elasticsearch-certgen.bat b/x-pack/plugin/security/src/main/bin/elasticsearch-certgen.bat
index bb303f740e5c3..d268ea04290dd 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/security/src/main/bin/elasticsearch-certgen.bat
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/security/src/main/bin/elasticsearch-certgen.bat
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ set ES_ADDITIONAL_SOURCES=x-pack-env;x-pack-security-env
 set ES_ADDITIONAL_CLASSPATH_DIRECTORIES=lib/tools/security-cli
 call "%~dp0elasticsearch-cli.bat" ^
   %%* ^
-  || exit /b 1
+  || goto exit
 
 endlocal
 endlocal
+:exit
+exit /b %ERRORLEVEL%
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/security/src/main/bin/elasticsearch-certutil.bat b/x-pack/plugin/security/src/main/bin/elasticsearch-certutil.bat
index 34f595824f82d..40dc4f5c29b4f 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/security/src/main/bin/elasticsearch-certutil.bat
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/security/src/main/bin/elasticsearch-certutil.bat
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ set ES_ADDITIONAL_SOURCES=x-pack-env;x-pack-security-env
 set ES_ADDITIONAL_CLASSPATH_DIRECTORIES=lib/tools/security-cli
 call "%~dp0elasticsearch-cli.bat" ^
   %%* ^
-  || exit /b 1
+  || goto exit
 
 endlocal
 endlocal
+:exit
+exit /b %ERRORLEVEL%
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/security/src/main/bin/elasticsearch-migrate.bat b/x-pack/plugin/security/src/main/bin/elasticsearch-migrate.bat
index 4b8e4f926d797..a50bc1a384ed0 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/security/src/main/bin/elasticsearch-migrate.bat
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/security/src/main/bin/elasticsearch-migrate.bat
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ set ES_MAIN_CLASS=org.elasticsearch.xpack.security.authc.esnative.ESNativeRealmM
 set ES_ADDITIONAL_SOURCES=x-pack-env;x-pack-security-env
 call "%~dp0elasticsearch-cli.bat" ^
   %%* ^
-  || exit /b 1
+  || goto exit
 
 endlocal
 endlocal
+:exit
+exit /b %ERRORLEVEL%
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/security/src/main/bin/elasticsearch-saml-metadata.bat b/x-pack/plugin/security/src/main/bin/elasticsearch-saml-metadata.bat
index 64a272dfbb5a6..f39aedaff02e0 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/security/src/main/bin/elasticsearch-saml-metadata.bat
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/security/src/main/bin/elasticsearch-saml-metadata.bat
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ set ES_MAIN_CLASS=org.elasticsearch.xpack.security.authc.saml.SamlMetadataComman
 set ES_ADDITIONAL_SOURCES=x-pack-env;x-pack-security-env
 call "%~dp0elasticsearch-cli.bat" ^
   %%* ^
-  || exit /b 1
+  || goto exit
 
 endlocal
 endlocal
+:exit
+exit /b %ERRORLEVEL%
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/security/src/main/bin/elasticsearch-setup-passwords.bat b/x-pack/plugin/security/src/main/bin/elasticsearch-setup-passwords.bat
index 3c956ca47ba26..b650fcf84830f 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/security/src/main/bin/elasticsearch-setup-passwords.bat
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/security/src/main/bin/elasticsearch-setup-passwords.bat
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ set ES_MAIN_CLASS=org.elasticsearch.xpack.security.authc.esnative.tool.SetupPass
 set ES_ADDITIONAL_SOURCES=x-pack-env;x-pack-security-env
 call "%~dp0elasticsearch-cli.bat" ^
   %%* ^
-  || exit /b 1
+  || goto exit
 
 endlocal
 endlocal
+:exit
+exit /b %ERRORLEVEL%
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/security/src/main/bin/elasticsearch-syskeygen.bat b/x-pack/plugin/security/src/main/bin/elasticsearch-syskeygen.bat
index 11414872d073b..31fc871a5f7d0 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/security/src/main/bin/elasticsearch-syskeygen.bat
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/security/src/main/bin/elasticsearch-syskeygen.bat
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ set ES_MAIN_CLASS=org.elasticsearch.xpack.security.crypto.tool.SystemKeyTool
 set ES_ADDITIONAL_SOURCES=x-pack-env;x-pack-security-env
 call "%~dp0elasticsearch-cli.bat" ^
   %%* ^
-  || exit /b 1
+  || goto exit
 
 endlocal
 endlocal
+:exit
+exit /b %ERRORLEVEL%
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/security/src/main/bin/elasticsearch-users.bat b/x-pack/plugin/security/src/main/bin/elasticsearch-users.bat
index 9b35895ed86c1..b2600adfad282 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/security/src/main/bin/elasticsearch-users.bat
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/security/src/main/bin/elasticsearch-users.bat
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ set ES_MAIN_CLASS=org.elasticsearch.xpack.security.authc.file.tool.UsersTool
 set ES_ADDITIONAL_SOURCES=x-pack-env;x-pack-security-env
 call "%~dp0elasticsearch-cli.bat" ^
   %%* ^
-  || exit /b 1
+  || goto exit
 
 endlocal
 endlocal
+:exit
+exit /b %ERRORLEVEL%
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/sql/src/main/bin/elasticsearch-sql-cli.bat b/x-pack/plugin/sql/src/main/bin/elasticsearch-sql-cli.bat
index cf159f0322363..48daf97b515ab 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/sql/src/main/bin/elasticsearch-sql-cli.bat
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/sql/src/main/bin/elasticsearch-sql-cli.bat
@@ -22,3 +22,4 @@ set CLI_JAR=%ES_HOME%/bin/*
 
 endlocal
 endlocal
+exit /b %ERRORLEVEL%
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/watcher/src/main/bin/elasticsearch-croneval.bat b/x-pack/plugin/watcher/src/main/bin/elasticsearch-croneval.bat
index 2b4a33c9f9e75..571c19056bb96 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/watcher/src/main/bin/elasticsearch-croneval.bat
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/watcher/src/main/bin/elasticsearch-croneval.bat
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ set ES_MAIN_CLASS=org.elasticsearch.xpack.watcher.trigger.schedule.tool.CronEval
 set ES_ADDITIONAL_SOURCES=x-pack-env;x-pack-watcher-env
 call "%~dp0elasticsearch-cli.bat" ^
   %%* ^
-  || exit /b 1
+  || goto exit
 
 endlocal
 endlocal
+:exit
+exit /b %ERRORLEVEL%