diff --git a/virtualizationservice/src/crosvm.rs b/virtualizationservice/src/crosvm.rs
index 76f4f47..2c50fed 100644
--- a/virtualizationservice/src/crosvm.rs
+++ b/virtualizationservice/src/crosvm.rs
@@ -36,8 +36,12 @@
 
 const CROSVM_PATH: &str = "/apex/com.android.virt/bin/crosvm";
 
+/// The exit status which crosvm returns when it has an error starting a VM.
+const CROSVM_ERROR_STATUS: i32 = 1;
 /// The exit status which crosvm returns when a VM requests a reboot.
 const CROSVM_REBOOT_STATUS: i32 = 32;
+/// The exit status which crosvm returns when it crashes due to an error.
+const CROSVM_CRASH_STATUS: i32 = 33;
 
 /// Configuration for a VM to run with crosvm.
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -243,7 +247,9 @@
         match status.code() {
             None => DeathReason::KILLED,
             Some(0) => DeathReason::SHUTDOWN,
+            Some(CROSVM_ERROR_STATUS) => DeathReason::ERROR,
             Some(CROSVM_REBOOT_STATUS) => DeathReason::REBOOT,
+            Some(CROSVM_CRASH_STATUS) => DeathReason::CRASH,
             Some(_) => DeathReason::UNKNOWN,
         }
     } else {