diff --git a/src/Base/SQL.hpp b/src/Base/SQL.hpp
index d7aff38..f80f06b 100644
--- a/src/Base/SQL.hpp
+++ b/src/Base/SQL.hpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ static void execSQL(std::string sql) {
   }
 
   if (errorCode) {
-    std::cerr << sqlite3_errmsg(database) << " exiting!\n";
-    exit(1);
+    std::cerr << sqlite3_errmsg(database) << "!\n";
+    return;
   }
 }