diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
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--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 
 ## Documentation
 
+- Updated `axecute()` documentation to correctly reflect return behavior (#288)
+
 # logrx 0.4.0
 
 ## New Features
diff --git a/R/axecute.R b/R/axecute.R
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--- a/R/axecute.R
+++ b/R/axecute.R
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #' Creation of a log and axecution of a file
 #'
-#' `axecute()` creates a log, executes a file, and returns 0 if there are no
-#' errors or 1 if there are any errors
+#' `axecute()` executes a file and creates a log
 #'
 #' @param file String. Path to file to execute
 #' @param log_name String. Name of log file
@@ -23,7 +22,8 @@
 #'
 #' @importFrom purrr map_chr
 #'
-#' @return 0 if there are no errors or 1 if there are any errors
+#' @return NULL. Function is called for side effects. In non-interactive sessions,
+#'   exits with status 1 if errors occur and \code{quit_on_error} is TRUE.
 #' @export
 #'
 #' @examples