diff --git a/mc b/mc
index 25f9977..124868a 100755
--- a/mc
+++ b/mc
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ function backup() {
 	local password="$(jq -r '.password' <<<"${sftp_credentials}")"
 
     local localdir="${MY_MC_BACKUP_DIR:-${HOME}/my-mc_backup/}"
-    if [[ ! -d ${localdir} ]]; then mkdir -p ${localdir}; exit 1; fi
+    if [[ ! -d ${localdir} ]]; then mkdir -p ${localdir}; fi
 
     pushd "${localdir}"