diff --git a/src/benchmark.cpp b/src/benchmark.cpp
index cb54514b..4a383f00 100644
--- a/src/benchmark.cpp
+++ b/src/benchmark.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ void benchmark(const Position& current, istream& is) {
       if (!file.is_open())
       {
           cerr << "Unable to open file " << fenFile << endl;
-          exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+          return;
       }
 
       while (getline(file, fen))