diff --git a/server_start.sh b/server_start.sh
index d55879e..775097e 100644
--- a/server_start.sh
+++ b/server_start.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ if [ -e "$GLOBALS_FILE" ] ; then
     chmod +x "$GLOBALS_FILE"
     . "$GLOBALS_FILE"
 else
-    die "Could not load: $GLOBALS_FILE"
+    >&2 echo "Could not load: $GLOBALS_FILE"
+    exit 1
 fi
 
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