diff --git a/spectrum/src/main.cpp b/spectrum/src/main.cpp
index 613971b4812d82f9ea19fc3b57e57f69451736c9..a2ccf9207434f7520a9b1b85756e882207a96347 100644
--- a/spectrum/src/main.cpp
+++ b/spectrum/src/main.cpp
@@ -86,12 +86,14 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		storageBackend = new SQLite3Backend(&config);
 		if (!storageBackend->connect()) {
 			std::cerr << "Can't connect to database.\n";
+			return -1;
 		}
 	}
 	else if (CONFIG_STRING(&config, "database.type") == "mysql") {
 		storageBackend = new MySQLBackend(&config);
 		if (!storageBackend->connect()) {
 			std::cerr << "Can't connect to database.\n";
+			return -1;
 		}
 	}