diff --git a/src/core/SampleBuffer.cpp b/src/core/SampleBuffer.cpp
index 86f8fd55ca8..a364be4b8f8 100644
--- a/src/core/SampleBuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/core/SampleBuffer.cpp
@@ -297,7 +297,6 @@ void SampleBuffer::update( bool _keep_settings )
 		else
 		{
 			fprintf( stderr, "%s\n", message.toUtf8().constData() );
-			exit( EXIT_FAILURE );
 		}
 	}
 }