diff --git a/ledger-tool/src/main.rs b/ledger-tool/src/main.rs
index b6e76cf31..216bc76d4 100644
--- a/ledger-tool/src/main.rs
+++ b/ledger-tool/src/main.rs
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ fn main() {
             }
             Err(err) => {
                 eprintln!("Ledger verification failed: {:?}", err);
+                exit(1);
             }
         },
         ("", _) => {