diff --git a/libvirt-zsh-backup.sh b/libvirt-zsh-backup.sh
index 7a95518..b3ace78 100644
--- a/libvirt-zsh-backup.sh
+++ b/libvirt-zsh-backup.sh
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ do
     if [[ $disk == *"snapshot"* ]]
     then
 	echo "Snapshot deletion failed for $disk" >&2
+	exit 1
     fi
 done