diff --git a/hoodselector/luasrc/usr/sbin/hoodselector b/hoodselector/luasrc/usr/sbin/hoodselector
index 5f7998bc9142db6cc6d8ba9003309e21595dccf7..129c0e4d66f9bffcaafdb50333417f83d4c5eaf2 100755
--- a/hoodselector/luasrc/usr/sbin/hoodselector
+++ b/hoodselector/luasrc/usr/sbin/hoodselector
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ local hoodstatic = 0
 local FILE = uci:get('hoodselector', 'hoodselector', 'hoodfile')
 if FILE == nil then
   log("No hood file in config")
-  os.exit(0)
+  os.exit(1)
 end
 
 -- initialization done