diff --git a/zrep b/zrep
index ec9bf2f..1bb387d 100755
--- a/zrep
+++ b/zrep
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ function zrep_parse_remote() {
 
     else
         zrep_msg debug "\nPackage ${package} not found."
-        return 1
+        exit 1
     fi
 }