diff --git a/src/help.c b/src/help.c
index a8e35e2..2c3a3f6 100644
--- a/src/help.c
+++ b/src/help.c
@@ -111,8 +111,9 @@ void exit_with_usage(char *myname, char *message, char *arg)
     printf("\nError: ");
     printf(message, arg);
     printf("\n");
+    exit(1);
   }
-  exit(1);
+  exit(0);
 }
 
 /* Here come the help page routines */