diff --git a/src/directory.c b/src/directory.c
index b9006e72b..2b5009eca 100644
--- a/src/directory.c
+++ b/src/directory.c
@@ -557,6 +557,7 @@ int readDirectoryDB() {
 				else {
 					ERROR("directory: unknown line in db info: %s\n",
 						buffer);
+					exit(-1);
 				}
 			}
 		}