diff --git a/cmd/joj3/main.go b/cmd/joj3/main.go
index 9cd2837..06c3eb6 100644
--- a/cmd/joj3/main.go
+++ b/cmd/joj3/main.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func main() {
 			conf = parseConfFile("conf.toml")
 		} else {
 			slog.Error("no conf found", "error", err)
-			os.Exit(0)
+			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 	}
 	setupSlog(conf)