diff --git a/mkbsd.js b/mkbsd.js
index 0a5b696..aeb893f 100644
--- a/mkbsd.js
+++ b/mkbsd.js
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ const initializeDownloadDirectory = () => {
 		return downloadDirectory
 	}
 	catch (error) {
-		exitWithError(`⛔ Error initializing download directory '${downloadDirectory}': ${error}`)
+		error(`Error initializing download directory '${downloadDirectory}': ${error}`)
 	}
 }