diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index dfa8b3a..43ac5ac 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
     if (pthread_create(&dispatcher, NULL, Dispatcher, NULL) != 0) {
         fprintf(stderr, "pthread_create: error for Dispatcher\n");
-        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        return EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
 
     /* Loop to accept incoming connections */