diff --git a/src/api.ts b/src/api.ts
index 10e14f5..6a15bc9 100644
--- a/src/api.ts
+++ b/src/api.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ if (!apiKey) {
   outro(
     'For help Look into README https://github.com/di-sukharev/opencommit#setup'
   );
+  process.exit(1);
 }
 
 // if (!apiKey) {