diff --git a/src/freedombone-renew-cert b/src/freedombone-renew-cert
index 9a8a84d2..214e9aac 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-renew-cert
+++ b/src/freedombone-renew-cert
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ fi
 # check that the web site exists
 if [ ! -f /etc/nginx/sites-available/$HOSTNAME ]; then
     echo "/etc/nginx/sites-available/$HOSTNAME does not exist"
-    return 7598
+    exit 7598
 fi
 
 if [[ $PROVIDER == 'startssl' || $PROVIDER == 'StartSSL' ]]; then