diff --git a/_pytest/cacheprovider.py b/_pytest/cacheprovider.py
index cff951fec..5c6bf2214 100755
--- a/_pytest/cacheprovider.py
+++ b/_pytest/cacheprovider.py
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ def pytest_cmdline_main(config):
         return wrap_session(config, showcache)
 
 
+
 @pytest.hookimpl(tryfirst=True)
 def pytest_configure(config):
     config.cache = Cache(config)
diff --git a/_pytest/main.py b/_pytest/main.py
index 6b2ccb6b7..e9ac57d8f 100644
--- a/_pytest/main.py
+++ b/_pytest/main.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def wrap_session(config, doit):
             initstate = 1
             config.hook.pytest_sessionstart(session=session)
             initstate = 2
-            doit(config, session)
+            session.exitstatus = doit(config, session) or 0
         except pytest.UsageError:
             raise
         except KeyboardInterrupt:
@@ -100,11 +100,7 @@ def wrap_session(config, doit):
             session.exitstatus = EXIT_INTERNALERROR
             if excinfo.errisinstance(SystemExit):
                 sys.stderr.write("mainloop: caught Spurious SystemExit!\n")
-        else:
-            if session.testsfailed:
-                session.exitstatus = EXIT_TESTSFAILED
-            elif session.testscollected == 0:
-                session.exitstatus = EXIT_NOTESTSCOLLECTED
+
     finally:
         excinfo = None  # Explicitly break reference cycle.
         session.startdir.chdir()
@@ -124,6 +120,11 @@ def _main(config, session):
     config.hook.pytest_collection(session=session)
     config.hook.pytest_runtestloop(session=session)
 
+    if session.testsfailed:
+        return EXIT_TESTSFAILED
+    elif session.testscollected == 0:
+        return EXIT_NOTESTSCOLLECTED
+
 def pytest_collection(session):
     return session.perform_collect()
 
diff --git a/testing/test_cache.py b/testing/test_cache.py
index 9eedb7dc7..5a09bedad 100755
--- a/testing/test_cache.py
+++ b/testing/test_cache.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def test_cache_show(testdir):
             dp.ensure("world")
     """)
     result = testdir.runpytest()
-    assert result.ret == 0
+    assert result.ret == 5  # no tests executed
     result = testdir.runpytest("--show-cache")
     result.stdout.fnmatch_lines_random([
         "*cachedir:*",