diff --git a/internal/ceres/minimizer.cc b/internal/ceres/minimizer.cc
index 2e2c15a..bdb6a11 100644
--- a/internal/ceres/minimizer.cc
+++ b/internal/ceres/minimizer.cc
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
       VLOG(1) << "Terminating: User callback returned USER_SUCCESS.";
       return false;
     case SOLVER_ABORT:
-      summary->termination_type = USER_ABORT;
+      summary->termination_type = USER_FAILURE;
       VLOG(1) << "Terminating: User callback returned  USER_ABORT.";
       return false;
     default: