diff --git a/anduril/slurm-cake b/anduril/slurm-cake
index 54912a5..bf52e8f 100755
--- a/anduril/slurm-cake
+++ b/anduril/slurm-cake
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 [ -z "$2" ] && { echo 'Usage: $0 "file" "some" "command" 
   Runs the command when file exists. waits for max 5 minutes'
-    return
+    exit
 }
 
 fname="$1"