diff --git a/Changelog b/Changelog
index a35bd11..4181461 100644
--- a/Changelog
+++ b/Changelog
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 2025-xx-xx - v3.2.1.dev0:
 	* WARNING: This is a development snapshot, not a stable release.
+	* Fix error handling during type autodetection in create mode.
 
 2025-11-02 - v3.2.0:
 	* Drop support for Python 3.6.
diff --git a/lib/cfv/common.py b/lib/cfv/common.py
index 2148fff..b7ff0d4 100644
--- a/lib/cfv/common.py
+++ b/lib/cfv/common.py
@@ -2215,7 +2215,8 @@ def main(argv=None):
                         testa = a[:-3]
                     cftype = cftypes.auto_filename_match(a, testa)
                     if not cftype:
-                        raise CFVValueError('specify a filetype with -t, or use standard extension')
+                        view.perror('cfv: specify a filetype with -t, or use standard extension')
+                        sys.exit(1)
                     make(cftype, a, args)
 
     if mode == 0: