diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index d63a491..76cfb9e 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class MqttMongo {
         (dbHandle: Mongo.Db) => { this.dbHandle = dbHandle },
         (err: String) => {
           console.log("Unable to connect to database: %s", err)
+          process.exit(1)
         }
     )
 */