diff --git a/src/commands/analytics/template/lint.ts b/src/commands/analytics/template/lint.ts
index 94df3298..75e9224c 100644
--- a/src/commands/analytics/template/lint.ts
+++ b/src/commands/analytics/template/lint.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 import { flags, SfdxCommand } from '@salesforce/command';
-import { Org, Messages } from '@salesforce/core';
+import { Org, Messages, SfdxError } from '@salesforce/core';
 import chalk from 'chalk';
 import { colorize, getStatusIcon, COLORS } from '../../../lib/analytics/utils';
 
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@ export default class Lint extends SfdxCommand {
       }
     );
 
+    // check if there is any readiness failure
+    const didAnyReadinessTasksFail = tasks.some(task => task.readinessStatus === 'Failed');
+    if (didAnyReadinessTasksFail) {
+      throw new SfdxError('Template linting failed', undefined, undefined, 1, undefined).setData(result);
+    }
+
     return result;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/commands/analytics/template/validate.ts b/src/commands/analytics/template/validate.ts
index 9edd1e37..d090f252 100644
--- a/src/commands/analytics/template/validate.ts
+++ b/src/commands/analytics/template/validate.ts
@@ -101,6 +101,12 @@ export default class Validate extends SfdxCommand {
       }
     );
 
+    // check if there is any readiness failure
+    const didAnyReadinessTasksFail = tasks.some(task => task.readinessStatus === 'Failed');
+    if (didAnyReadinessTasksFail) {
+      throw new SfdxError('Template validation failed', undefined, undefined, 1, undefined).setData(result);
+    }
+
     return result;
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/commands/template/lint.test.ts b/test/commands/template/lint.test.ts
index 6b2a5896..1b8d4d62 100644
--- a/test/commands/template/lint.test.ts
+++ b/test/commands/template/lint.test.ts
@@ -11,19 +11,17 @@ import { expect, test } from '@salesforce/command/lib/test';
 core.Messages.importMessagesDirectory(__dirname);
 // const messages = core.Messages.loadMessages('@salesforce/analytics', 'lint');
 const ID = '0Nkxx000000000zCAA';
-const templateValues = [
-  {
-    label: 'sfdc_internal__Sales_Analytics_Flex',
-    score: 85.6,
-    tasks: [
-      {
-        label: 'TemplateAssociationTask',
-        message: 'Certification for sfdc_internal__Sales_Analytics_Flex template.',
-        readinessStatus: 'Complete'
-      }
-    ]
-  }
-];
+const templateValues = {
+  label: 'sfdc_internal__Sales_Analytics_Flex',
+  score: 85.6,
+  tasks: [
+    {
+      label: 'TemplateAssociationTask',
+      message: 'Certification for sfdc_internal__Sales_Analytics_Flex template.',
+      readinessStatus: 'Complete'
+    }
+  ]
+};
 
 describe('analytics:template:lint', () => {
   test
@@ -35,3 +33,29 @@ describe('analytics:template:lint', () => {
       expect(ctx.stdout).to.contain('Command only available in api version 58.0 or later');
     });
 });
+
+const templateWithFailedReadiness = {
+  id: '0Nkxx000000000zCAA',
+  score: 85.6,
+  tasks: [
+    {
+      label: 'EvaluateTemplateRequirement',
+      message: 'Certification for sfdc_internal__Sales_Analytics_Flex template.',
+      readinessStatus: 'Failed'
+    }
+  ]
+};
+
+describe('analytics:template:lint failure', () => {
+  const exitCode = process.exitCode;
+  test
+    .withOrg({ username: 'test@org.com' }, true)
+    .withConnectionRequest(() => Promise.resolve(templateWithFailedReadiness))
+    .command(['analytics:template:lint', '--templateid', ID, '--apiversion', '58.0'])
+    .it(`runs analytics:template:lint --templateid ${ID}`, () => {
+      expect(process.exitCode).to.equal(1);
+    });
+  after(() => {
+    process.exitCode = exitCode;
+  });
+});
diff --git a/test/commands/template/validate.test.ts b/test/commands/template/validate.test.ts
index 0c337404..896946ce 100644
--- a/test/commands/template/validate.test.ts
+++ b/test/commands/template/validate.test.ts
@@ -11,19 +11,16 @@ import { expect, test } from '@salesforce/command/lib/test';
 core.Messages.importMessagesDirectory(__dirname);
 // const messages = core.Messages.loadMessages('@salesforce/analytics', 'validate');
 const ID = '0Nkxx000000000zCAA';
-const templateValues = [
-  {
-    id: '0Nkxx000000000zCAA',
-    tasks: [
-      {
-        label: 'TemplateAssociationTask',
-        message: 'Certification for sfdc_internal__Sales_Analytics_Flex template.',
-        readinessStatus: 'Complete'
-      }
-    ]
-  }
-];
-
+const templateValues = {
+  id: '0Nkxx000000000zCAA',
+  tasks: [
+    {
+      label: 'TemplateAssociationTask',
+      message: 'Certification for sfdc_internal__Sales_Analytics_Flex template.',
+      readinessStatus: 'Complete'
+    }
+  ]
+};
 describe('analytics:template:validate', () => {
   test
     .withOrg({ username: 'test@org.com' }, true)
@@ -34,3 +31,28 @@ describe('analytics:template:validate', () => {
       expect(ctx.stdout).to.contain('Command only available in api version 58.0 or later');
     });
 });
+
+const templateWithFailedReadiness = {
+  id: '0Nkxx000000000zCAA',
+  tasks: [
+    {
+      label: 'EvaluateTemplateRequirement',
+      message: "Expected number of accounts don't match. Expected: 100, Actual: 0",
+      readinessStatus: 'Failed'
+    }
+  ]
+};
+describe('analytics:template:validate failure', () => {
+  const exitCode = process.exitCode;
+  test
+    .withOrg({ username: 'test@org.com' }, true)
+    .withConnectionRequest(() => Promise.resolve(templateWithFailedReadiness))
+    .command(['analytics:template:validate', '--templateid', ID, '--apiversion', '58.0'])
+    .it(`runs analytics:template:validate --templateid ${ID}`, () => {
+      expect(process.exitCode).to.equal(1);
+    });
+
+  after(() => {
+    process.exitCode = exitCode;
+  });
+});