diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/networking/FlippRServer.cpp b/FlippR-Driver/networking/FlippRServer.cpp
index 8db53d4..93465d0 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/networking/FlippRServer.cpp
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/networking/FlippRServer.cpp
@@ -55,18 +55,19 @@ void FlippRServer::parse_server_config_file()
   }
   catch(const std::exception e)
   {
-    logger().information(FCYN("server_config.json not specified!"));
-    Application::EXIT_USAGE;
+    logger().error(FCYN("server_config.json not specified!"));
+    exit(Application::EXIT_USAGE);
   }
 
   try
   {
-    json = parser.parse(config).extract<Object::Ptr>();
+    auto parse = parser.parse(config);
+    json = parse.extract<Object::Ptr>();
   }
   catch(const std::exception e)
   {
-    logger().information(e.what());
-    Application::EXIT_IOERR;
+    logger().error(e.what());
+    exit(Application::EXIT_IOERR);
   }
 
   logger().information(FCYN("Parsing server_config.json..."));