diff --git a/mercurial/shelve.py b/mercurial/shelve.py
--- a/mercurial/shelve.py
+++ b/mercurial/shelve.py
@@ -592,11 +592,13 @@
 def deletecmd(ui, repo, pats):
     """subcommand that deletes a specific shelve"""
     if not pats:
-        raise error.Abort(_(b'no shelved changes specified!'))
+        raise error.InputError(_(b'no shelved changes specified!'))
     with repo.wlock():
         for name in pats:
             if not shelvedfile(repo, name, patchextension).exists():
-                raise error.Abort(_(b"shelved change '%s' not found") % name)
+                raise error.InputError(
+                    _(b"shelved change '%s' not found") % name
+                )
             for suffix in shelvefileextensions:
                 shfile = shelvedfile(repo, name, suffix)
                 if shfile.exists():
@@ -1066,12 +1068,14 @@
         shelved.append(opts[b"name"])
 
     if interactive and opts.get(b'keep'):
-        raise error.Abort(_(b'--keep on --interactive is not yet supported'))
+        raise error.InputError(
+            _(b'--keep on --interactive is not yet supported')
+        )
     if abortf or continuef:
         if abortf and continuef:
-            raise error.Abort(_(b'cannot use both abort and continue'))
+            raise error.InputError(_(b'cannot use both abort and continue'))
         if shelved:
-            raise error.Abort(
+            raise error.InputError(
                 _(
                     b'cannot combine abort/continue with '
                     b'naming a shelved change'
@@ -1084,22 +1088,24 @@
         if abortf:
             return unshelveabort(ui, repo, state)
         elif continuef and interactive:
-            raise error.Abort(_(b'cannot use both continue and interactive'))
+            raise error.InputError(
+                _(b'cannot use both continue and interactive')
+            )
         elif continuef:
             return unshelvecontinue(ui, repo, state, opts)
     elif len(shelved) > 1:
-        raise error.Abort(_(b'can only unshelve one change at a time'))
+        raise error.InputError(_(b'can only unshelve one change at a time'))
     elif not shelved:
         shelved = listshelves(repo)
         if not shelved:
-            raise error.Abort(_(b'no shelved changes to apply!'))
+            raise error.StateError(_(b'no shelved changes to apply!'))
         basename = util.split(shelved[0][1])[1]
         ui.status(_(b"unshelving change '%s'\n") % basename)
     else:
         basename = shelved[0]
 
     if not shelvedfile(repo, basename, patchextension).exists():
-        raise error.Abort(_(b"shelved change '%s' not found") % basename)
+        raise error.InputError(_(b"shelved change '%s' not found") % basename)
 
     return _dounshelve(ui, repo, basename, opts)
 
diff --git a/tests/test-shelve.t b/tests/test-shelve.t
--- a/tests/test-shelve.t
+++ b/tests/test-shelve.t
@@ -278,10 +278,10 @@
 
   $ hg unshelve
   abort: no shelved changes to apply!
-  [255]
+  [20]
   $ hg unshelve foo
   abort: shelved change 'foo' not found
-  [255]
+  [10]
 
 named shelves, specific filenames, and "commit messages" should all work
 (this tests also that editor is invoked, if '--edit' is specified)
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@
   default         (*s ago)    changes to: create conflict (glob)
   $ hg shelve --delete doesnotexist
   abort: shelved change 'doesnotexist' not found
-  [255]
+  [10]
   $ hg shelve --delete default
 
   $ cd ..
@@ -1408,7 +1408,7 @@
 -- using --continue with --interactive should throw an error
   $ hg unshelve --continue -i
   abort: cannot use both continue and interactive
-  [255]
+  [10]
 
   $ cat bar1
   A
@@ -1511,4 +1511,4 @@
 -- test for --interactive --keep
   $ hg unshelve -i --keep
   abort: --keep on --interactive is not yet supported
-  [255]
+  [10]
diff --git a/tests/test-shelve2.t b/tests/test-shelve2.t
--- a/tests/test-shelve2.t
+++ b/tests/test-shelve2.t
@@ -769,10 +769,10 @@
   $ hg shelve -l
   $ hg unshelve
   abort: no shelved changes to apply!
-  [255]
+  [20]
   $ hg shelve -d junk2
   abort: shelved change 'junk2' not found
-  [255]
+  [10]
   $ find .hg/shelve*
   .hg/shelve-backup
   .hg/shelve-backup/junk1.patch
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@
   ValueError: not enough values to unpack (expected 2, got 1)
   $ hg shelve -d junk3
   abort: shelved change 'junk3' not found
-  [255]
+  [10]
   $ find .hg/shelve*
   .hg/shelve-backup
   .hg/shelve-backup/junk1.patch