diff --git a/aprsd/utils.py b/aprsd/utils.py
index 0665297..5dd4953 100644
--- a/aprsd/utils.py
+++ b/aprsd/utils.py
@@ -46,3 +46,4 @@ def get_config():
     else:
         print("%s is missing, please create a config file" % config_file)
         print("example config is\n %s" % example_config)
+        sys.exit(-1)