diff --git a/interop/src/cpp/dynamic-loader.h b/interop/src/cpp/dynamic-loader.h
index f1585b3f44a62fe1600733b73716fc0379acd3a9..f51ea33a75e8d51cd6ce296140ab457a9f1383d4 100644
--- a/interop/src/cpp/dynamic-loader.h
+++ b/interop/src/cpp/dynamic-loader.h
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ inline std::string libName(const char* lib) {
 inline void* loadLibrary(const std::string& libPath) {
     void* handle = dlopen(libPath.c_str(), RTLD_LOCAL | RTLD_NOW);
     if (!handle) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "failed to load library: %s\n", dlerror());
-        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        return nullptr;
     }
     return handle;
 }