diff --git a/gitlab2rbac.py b/gitlab2rbac.py
index 6b544aa..f95a5b9 100644
--- a/gitlab2rbac.py
+++ b/gitlab2rbac.py
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ def get_admins(self):
             return admins
         except Exception as e:
             logging.error("unable to retrieve admins :: {}".format(e))
+            exit(1)
         return []
 
     def get_users(self):
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ def get_users(self):
             return users
         except Exception as e:
             logging.error("unable to retrieve users :: {}".format(e))
+            exit(1)
         return []
 
     def get_groups(self):