diff --git a/.changeset/smooth-beans-fetch.md b/.changeset/smooth-beans-fetch.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..84fbaeafaef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/smooth-beans-fetch.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@graphql-codegen/cli": patch
+---
+
+fix(cli): prevent duplicated error messages on fail (without watcher)
diff --git a/packages/graphql-codegen-cli/src/cli.ts b/packages/graphql-codegen-cli/src/cli.ts
index 6ca23ddeb03..7daf92d835b 100644
--- a/packages/graphql-codegen-cli/src/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql-codegen-cli/src/cli.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ export async function runCli(cmd: string): Promise<any> {
     return await generate(context);
   } catch (error) {
     await lifecycleHooks(context.getConfig().hooks).onError(error.toString());
-    throw error;
   }
 }