diff --git a/src/helper/options.c b/src/helper/options.c
index 50977a610..735b8af5f 100644
--- a/src/helper/options.c
+++ b/src/helper/options.c
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ int parse_cmdline_args(struct command_context *cmd_ctx, int argc, char *argv[])
 		LOG_OUTPUT("             | -d<n>\tset debug level to <level>\n");
 		LOG_OUTPUT("--log_output | -l\tredirect log output to file <name>\n");
 		LOG_OUTPUT("--command    | -c\trun <command>\n");
-		exit(-1);
+		exit(0);
 	}
 
 	if (version_flag) {