1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 2156e1b..97d57f4 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ static void ftag_export(int argc, char **argv)
 	free(line);
 
 	/* step 3: invoke tar to build the archive */
+	int error = 0;
 	rc = fork();
 	if (rc == 0) {
 		execlp("tar",
@@ -327,16 +328,18 @@ static void ftag_export(int argc, char **argv)
 		wait(&status);
 		if (!(WIFEXITED(status) && WEXITSTATUS(status) == 0)) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "ftag export: child process exited abnormally\n");
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+			error = 1;
 		}
 	}
 	else {
 		perror("fork");
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+		error = 1;
 	}
 
 	/* step 4: clean /tmp */
 	execlp("rm", "rm", "--recursive", "--force", tmp_dir, NULL);
+	if (error)
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 }
 
 /* Create ftag's database and directories. */