diff --git a/src/specify_cli/integrations/_helpers.py b/src/specify_cli/integrations/_helpers.py
index d1bf051f77..ce273f9d72 100644
--- a/src/specify_cli/integrations/_helpers.py
+++ b/src/specify_cli/integrations/_helpers.py
@@ -190,7 +190,15 @@ def _parse_integration_options(integration: Any, raw_options: str) -> dict[str,
     """
     import shlex
     parsed: dict[str, Any] = {}
-    tokens = shlex.split(raw_options)
+    try:
+        tokens = shlex.split(raw_options)
+    except ValueError as exc:
+        # An unbalanced quote (e.g. --integration-options='--commands-dir "foo')
+        # makes shlex raise "No closing quotation". Translate it into the same
+        # clean exit-1 UX as every other bad-input path below rather than
+        # letting a raw traceback escape.
+        console.print(f"[red]Error:[/red] Could not parse integration options: {exc}.")
+        raise typer.Exit(1)
     declared_options = list(integration.options())
     declared = {opt.name.lstrip("-"): opt for opt in declared_options}
     allowed = ", ".join(sorted(opt.name for opt in declared_options))
diff --git a/tests/integrations/test_integration_subcommand.py b/tests/integrations/test_integration_subcommand.py
index 56f338cc82..3ec48db747 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/test_integration_subcommand.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/test_integration_subcommand.py
@@ -2675,6 +2675,26 @@ def test_equals_form_parsed(self):
         assert result_space["commands_dir"] == "./mydir"
         assert result_equals["commands_dir"] == "./mydir"
 
+    def test_unbalanced_quote_exits_cleanly(self):
+        """An unbalanced quote must exit(1) with a message, not a raw ValueError.
+
+        shlex.split() raises ValueError("No closing quotation") on an unbalanced
+        quote; the parser must translate that into the same clean typer.Exit(1)
+        UX as unknown-option / missing-value, rather than letting the traceback
+        escape (issue #3457).
+        """
+        import typer
+
+        from specify_cli.integrations._commands import _parse_integration_options
+        from specify_cli.integrations import get_integration
+
+        integration = get_integration("generic")
+        assert integration is not None
+
+        with pytest.raises(typer.Exit) as excinfo:
+            _parse_integration_options(integration, '--commands-dir "foo')
+        assert excinfo.value.exit_code == 1
+
 
 class TestUninstallNoManifestClearsInitOptions:
     def test_init_options_cleared_on_no_manifest_uninstall(self, tmp_path):