diff --git a/ethermess-backend.c b/ethermess-backend.c
index 0711a85..831cbff 100644
--- a/ethermess-backend.c
+++ b/ethermess-backend.c
@@ -1054,8 +1054,7 @@ void eventloop(void) {
 				read_command();
 			} else if (pollfds[0].revents & POLLHUP) {
 				// Quit on frontend exiting
-				warnx("Frontend exited unexpectedly");
-				running = false;
+				exit(1);
 			} else {
 				errx(1, "Got poll event %hd on stdin\n", pollfds[0].revents);
 			}