diff --git a/src/freedombone-sec b/src/freedombone-sec
index 8c6e96b0..5d4baea9 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-sec
+++ b/src/freedombone-sec
@@ -413,7 +413,8 @@ function export_settings {
       if [ $XMPP_ECC_CURVE ]; then
           echo "XMPP_ECC_CURVE=$XMPP_ECC_CURVE" >> $EXPORT_FILE
       fi
-      return
+      echo "Security settings exported to $EXPORT_FILE"
+      exit 0
   fi
 
   if [ $SSL_PROTOCOLS ]; then