diff --git a/cmd/fetch.go b/cmd/fetch.go
index 1c35a73..0b105a7 100644
--- a/cmd/fetch.go
+++ b/cmd/fetch.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ var fetchCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		// check if we actually have any targets to run
 		if len(targets) <= 0 {
 			log.Error().Msg("must specify a target")
+			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 
 		// check to see if an access token is available from env
diff --git a/cmd/serve.go b/cmd/serve.go
index 8123936..48e3629 100644
--- a/cmd/serve.go
+++ b/cmd/serve.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ var serveCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			b, err := json.MarshalIndent(conf, "", "\t")
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Error().Err(err).Msg("failed to marshal config")
+				os.Exit(1)
 			}
 			fmt.Printf("%v\n", string(b))
 		}