diff --git a/cmd/geoipupdate/main.go b/cmd/geoipupdate/main.go
index fce6ee2e..bd696fa0 100644
--- a/cmd/geoipupdate/main.go
+++ b/cmd/geoipupdate/main.go
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ func main() {
 		geoipupdate.WithOutput(args.Output),
 	)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("Error loading configuration: %s", err)
-		os.Exit(1)
+		log.Fatalf("Error loading configuration: %s", err)
 	}
 
 	if config.Verbose {
@@ -53,7 +52,6 @@ func main() {
 
 	client := geoipupdate.NewClient(config)
 	if err = client.Run(context.Background()); err != nil {
-		log.Printf("Error retrieving updates: %s", err)
-		os.Exit(1)
+		log.Fatalf("Error retrieving updates: %s", err)
 	}
 }