diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 0cbdaf1..8233bdc 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ main(int argc, char* argv[])
             curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
             if (res != 0){
                 cerr << curl_easy_strerror(res) << endl;
+                exit(1);
             }
         }
         curl_easy_cleanup(curl);