diff --git a/db_bridge/main.cpp b/db_bridge/main.cpp
--- a/db_bridge/main.cpp
+++ b/db_bridge/main.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     std::cout << "\n";
     std::cout << "\t\tDATABASE\t\tVerbindung zur Datenbank DATABASE herstellen\n";
     std::cout << "\nBerichten Sie Fehler oder Anregungen an mbroeker@largo.homelinux.org" << std::endl;
-    exit (0);
+    exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
 }
 
 int main (int argc, char **argv)