diff --git a/utils/kolabformatchecker.py b/utils/kolabformatchecker.py
index 5b0c5ae..b71e441 100644
--- a/utils/kolabformatchecker.py
+++ b/utils/kolabformatchecker.py
@@ -1,75 +1,77 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python2.7
 
 import sys
 import kolabformat
 import argparse
 import email
 
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Check kolab xml objects.')
 parser.add_argument('messagetype',
                    choices=['xml', 'mime'],
                    help='The type of the object to parse')
 parser.add_argument('kolabtype',
                    choices=['event', 'todo', 'contact', 'journal', 'distlist', 'note', 'configuration', 'file'],
                    help='The type of the object to parse')
 parser.add_argument('filename',
                    help='The file to parse')
 
 args = parser.parse_args()
 messageType = args.messagetype
 objectType = args.kolabtype
 filename = args.filename
 
 if messageType == 'mime':
     f = open(filename,"r")
     msg = email.message_from_string(f.read())
     
     kolabType = msg.get('X-Kolab-Type')
     if not kolabType:
         print("Missing kolab type X-Kolab-Type")
     else:
         print("Found X-Kolab-Type ", kolabType)
 
     version = msg.get('X-Kolab-Mime-Version')
     if not version:
         print("Missing kolab type X-Kolab-Mime-Version")
     else:
         print("Found X-Kolab-Mime-Version ", version)
 
     for part in msg.walk():
         if part.get_content_type() in ['application/calendar+xml', 'application/vcard+xml', 'application/vnd.kolab+xm']:
             print("Content type of part is ", part.get_content_type())
             print("Filename of part is ", part.get_filename())
             xml = part.get_payload(decode=True)
             print("Found xml ", xml)
 
     isPath = False
 else:
     xml = filename
     isPath = True
 
 if objectType == 'event':
     kolabformat.readEvent(xml, isPath)
 elif objectType == 'todo':
     kolabformat.readTodo(xml, isPath)
 elif objectType == 'contact':
     kolabformat.readContact(xml, isPath)
 elif objectType == 'journal':
     kolabformat.readJournal(xml, isPath)
 elif objectType == 'distlist':
     kolabformat.readDistlist(xml, isPath)
 elif objectType == 'note':
     kolabformat.readNote(xml, isPath)
 elif objectType == 'configuration':
     kolabformat.readConfiguration(xml, isPath)
 elif objectType == 'file':
     kolabformat.readFile(xml, isPath)
 
 
 error = kolabformat.error()
 
 if error == None or not error:
     print("Successfully parsed the message")
+    sys.exit(0)
 else:
     print("There was an error while parsing ", kolabformat.errorMessage())
+    sys.exit(1)