diff --git a/internal.c b/internal.c
index bf1ca8c..3ecc348 100644
--- a/internal.c
+++ b/internal.c
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@
 			msg_perr("Proceeding anyway because user forced us to.\n");
 		} else {
 			msg_perr("Aborting.\n");
-			exit(1);
+			return 1;
 		}
 	}