diff --git a/KubeOS-Rust/kbimg/src/main.rs b/KubeOS-Rust/kbimg/src/main.rs
index 3fc68cb1664de6ec9c80196300be385969105c88..8639f81f8347710f9a40c0b96cbd62a845dd91e9 100644
--- a/KubeOS-Rust/kbimg/src/main.rs
+++ b/KubeOS-Rust/kbimg/src/main.rs
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ fn main() {
             },
             Err(e) => {
                 error!("Failed to create image: {:?}", e);
+                exit(1);
             },
         }
     }