--- etc/rc.d/sendmail.orig	2017-10-28 12:56:03.176883000 -0500
+++ etc/rc.d/sendmail	2017-10-28 12:56:27.228976000 -0500
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@
 }
 
 run_rc_command "$1"
+_ret=$?
 
 required_files=
 
@@ -220,3 +221,5 @@
 pidfile="${sendmail_msp_queue_pidfile:-/var/spool/clientmqueue/sm-client.pid}"
 required_files="/etc/mail/submit.cf"
 run_rc_command "$1"
+
+exit $(( $_ret > $? ? $_ret : $? ))