diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 1f30c9d32..f2db5dae7 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ allprojects {
         }
         // cannot be updated further, problems with underlying library
         implementation("com.github.ajalt.clikt:clikt:3.5.4")
+        implementation("com.fasterxml.jackson.module:jackson-module-kotlin:2.18.+")
 
         testImplementation("junit:junit:4.13.2")
         testImplementation("org.opentest4j:opentest4j:1.3.0")
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/move/cli/runConfigurations/aptos/AptosExitStatus.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/move/cli/runConfigurations/aptos/AptosExitStatus.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..afae68d31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/move/cli/runConfigurations/aptos/AptosExitStatus.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package org.move.cli.runConfigurations.aptos
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JacksonException
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationFeature
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.module.kotlin.registerKotlinModule
+import org.intellij.lang.annotations.Language
+
+sealed class AptosExitStatus(val message: String) {
+    class Result(message: String): AptosExitStatus(message)
+    class Error(message: String): AptosExitStatus(message)
+    class Malformed(jsonText: String): AptosExitStatus(jsonText)
+
+    companion object {
+        @Throws(JacksonException::class)
+        fun fromJson(@Language("JSON") json: String): AptosExitStatus {
+            val parsedResult = JSON_MAPPER.readValue(json, AptosJsonResult::class.java)
+            return when {
+                parsedResult.Error != null -> Error(parsedResult.Error)
+                parsedResult.Result != null -> Result(parsedResult.Result)
+                else -> Malformed(json)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+@Suppress("PropertyName")
+private data class AptosJsonResult(
+    val Result: String?,
+    val Error: String?
+)
+
+private val JSON_MAPPER: ObjectMapper = ObjectMapper()
+    .configure(DeserializationFeature.FAIL_ON_UNKNOWN_PROPERTIES, false)
+    .registerKotlinModule()
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/org/move/cli/runConfigurations/aptos/AptosExitStatusTest.kt b/src/test/kotlin/org/move/cli/runConfigurations/aptos/AptosExitStatusTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1da6c1a13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/org/move/cli/runConfigurations/aptos/AptosExitStatusTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package org.move.cli.runConfigurations.aptos
+
+import org.move.utils.tests.MvTestBase
+
+class AptosExitStatusTest: MvTestBase() {
+    fun `test parse result`() {
+        val status = AptosExitStatus.fromJson(
+            """
+        {
+            "Result": "my result message"
+        }            
+        """
+        )
+        check(status is AptosExitStatus.Result)
+        check(status.message == "my result message")
+    }
+
+    fun `test parse error`() {
+        val status = AptosExitStatus.fromJson(
+            """
+        {
+            "Error": "my error message"
+        }            
+        """
+        )
+        check(status is AptosExitStatus.Error)
+        check(status.message == "my error message")
+    }
+
+    fun `test parse malformed`() {
+        val status = AptosExitStatus.fromJson(
+            """
+        {
+            "Unknown": "unknown"
+        }            
+        """
+        )
+        check(status is AptosExitStatus.Malformed)
+    }
+}
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