diff --git a/src/DBwork.py b/src/DBwork.py
index 74824fa..de0fd06 100644
--- a/src/DBwork.py
+++ b/src/DBwork.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ def set_connection():
         logger.info('Connection to PostreSQL DB set successfully')
     except psycopg2.Error as e:
         logger.error(f'Failed to set connection to the PostgreSQL DB: {e.pgerror}')
+        exit()
 
 
 def close_connection(connection):