diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d08fded..3ed6c15 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 
-## [1.8.0] - unreleased
+## [1.8.0] - 6/25/22
 ### Added
 - Exit 1 when any issue messages are produced; thanks @i3v
 - GHORG_EXIT_CODE_ON_CLONE_INFOS to allow for control of exit code when any info messages are produced
+- GHORG_EXIT_CODE_ON_CLONE_ISSUES to allow for control of exit code when any issue messages are produced
 - Remotes updated count to clone stats
 ### Changed
 ### Deprecated
diff --git a/cmd/clone.go b/cmd/clone.go
index 6b54c37..9fca83b 100644
--- a/cmd/clone.go
+++ b/cmd/clone.go
@@ -63,13 +63,18 @@ func cloneFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, argz []string) {
 	}
 
 	if cmd.Flags().Changed("concurrency") {
-		g := cmd.Flag("concurrency").Value.String()
-		os.Setenv("GHORG_CONCURRENCY", g)
+		f := cmd.Flag("concurrency").Value.String()
+		os.Setenv("GHORG_CONCURRENCY", f)
 	}
 
 	if cmd.Flags().Changed("exit-code-on-clone-infos") {
-		g := cmd.Flag("exit-code-on-clone-infos").Value.String()
-		os.Setenv("GHORG_EXIT_CODE_ON_CLONE_INFOS", g)
+		f := cmd.Flag("exit-code-on-clone-infos").Value.String()
+		os.Setenv("GHORG_EXIT_CODE_ON_CLONE_INFOS", f)
+	}
+
+	if cmd.Flags().Changed("exit-code-on-clone-issues") {
+		f := cmd.Flag("exit-code-on-clone-issues").Value.String()
+		os.Setenv("GHORG_EXIT_CODE_ON_CLONE_ISSUES", f)
 	}
 
 	if cmd.Flags().Changed("topics") {
@@ -525,7 +530,6 @@ func CloneAllRepos(git git.Gitter, cloneTargets []scm.Repo) {
 			}
 
 			action := "cloning"
-
 			if repoExistsLocally(repo) {
 				if os.Getenv("GHORG_BACKUP") == "true" {
 					err := git.UpdateRemote(repo)
@@ -686,7 +690,13 @@ func CloneAllRepos(git git.Gitter, cloneTargets []scm.Repo) {
 	}
 
 	if len(cloneErrors) > 0 {
-		os.Exit(1)
+		exitCode, err := strconv.Atoi(os.Getenv("GHORG_EXIT_CODE_ON_CLONE_ISSUES"))
+		if err != nil {
+			colorlog.PrintError("Could not convert GHORG_EXIT_CODE_ON_CLONE_ISSUES from string to integer")
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+
+		os.Exit(exitCode)
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 98dacf8..592c562 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ var (
 	baseURL                      string
 	concurrency                  string
 	exitCodeOnCloneInfos         string
+	exitCodeOnCloneIssues        string
 	outputDir                    string
 	topics                       string
 	skipArchived                 bool
@@ -125,6 +126,8 @@ func getOrSetDefaults(envVar string) {
 			os.Setenv(envVar, "false")
 		case "GHORG_EXIT_CODE_ON_CLONE_INFOS":
 			os.Setenv(envVar, "0")
+		case "GHORG_EXIT_CODE_ON_CLONE_ISSUES":
+			os.Setenv(envVar, "1")
 		}
 	} else {
 		s := viper.GetString(envVar)
@@ -194,6 +197,7 @@ func InitConfig() {
 	getOrSetDefaults("GHORG_BACKUP")
 	getOrSetDefaults("GHORG_CONCURRENCY")
 	getOrSetDefaults("GHORG_EXIT_CODE_ON_CLONE_INFOS")
+	getOrSetDefaults("GHORG_EXIT_CODE_ON_CLONE_ISSUES")
 	// Optionally set
 	getOrSetDefaults("GHORG_GITHUB_TOKEN")
 	getOrSetDefaults("GHORG_COLOR")
@@ -261,7 +265,8 @@ func init() {
 	cloneCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&excludeMatchRegex, "exclude-match-regex", "", "", "GHORG_EXCLUDE_MATCH_REGEX - Exclude cloning repos that match name to regex provided")
 	cloneCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&gitlabGroupExcludeMatchRegex, "gitlab-group-exclude-match-regex", "", "", "GHORG_GITLAB_GROUP_EXCLUDE_MATCH_REGEX - Exclude cloning gitlab groups that match name to regex provided")
 	cloneCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&ghorgIgnorePath, "ghorgignore-path", "", "", "GHORG_IGNORE_PATH - If you want to set a path other than $HOME/.config/ghorg/ghorgignore for your ghorgignore")
-	cloneCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&exitCodeOnCloneInfos, "exit-code-on-clone-infos", "", "", "GHORG_EXIT_CODE_ON_CLONE_INFOS - Allows you to control the exit code when ghorg runs into a problem cloning a repo from the remote (default 0)")
+	cloneCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&exitCodeOnCloneInfos, "exit-code-on-clone-infos", "", "", "GHORG_EXIT_CODE_ON_CLONE_INFOS - Allows you to control the exit code when ghorg runs into a problem (info level message) cloning a repo from the remote. Info messages will appear after a clone is complete, similar to success messages. (default 0)")
+	cloneCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&exitCodeOnCloneIssues, "exit-code-on-clone-issues", "", "", "GHORG_EXIT_CODE_ON_CLONE_ISSUES - Allows you to control the exit code when ghorg runs into a problem (issue level message) cloning a repo from the remote. Issue messages will appear after a clone is complete, similar to success messages (default 1)")
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(lsCmd, versionCmd, cloneCmd)
 }
 
diff --git a/sample-conf.yaml b/sample-conf.yaml
index 474f632..d3d8318 100644
--- a/sample-conf.yaml
+++ b/sample-conf.yaml
@@ -171,11 +171,16 @@ GHORG_IGNORE_PATH:
 # flag (--quiet)
 GHORG_QUIET: false
 
-# Allows you to control the exit code when ghorg runs into a problem cloning a repo from the remote.
-# For automation you may want to exit 1 if any repo fails to clone.
+# Allows you to control the exit code when ghorg runs into a problem (info level message) cloning a repo from the remote.
+# Info messages will appear after a clone is complete, similar to success messages
 # flag (--exit-code-on-clone-infos)
 GHORG_EXIT_CODE_ON_CLONE_INFOS: 0
 
+# Allows you to control the exit code when ghorg runs into a problem (issue level message) cloning a repo from the remote.
+# Issue messages will appear after a clone is complete, similar to success messages.
+# flag (--exit-code-on-clone-issues)
+GHORG_EXIT_CODE_ON_CLONE_ISSUES: 1
+
 # Specifies the location of your ghorg conf.yaml, allowing you to have many configuration files, or none at all
 # default: ghorg looks in $HOME/.config/ghorg/conf.yaml, if not set in that location nor as a commandline flag, ghorg will use all default values
 # NOTE: this cannot be set in the configuration file and only available in ghorg v1.7.0+