diff --git a/cli.js b/cli.js
index f7b694a..7bad740 100755
--- a/cli.js
+++ b/cli.js
@@ -30,7 +30,11 @@ function runDat (state, bus) {
   state.title = 'Starting Dat program...'
   bus.emit('render')
 
-  dat(src, dest, argv, function (archive, network, progress) {
+  dat(src, dest, argv, function (err, archive, network, progress) {
+    if (err) {
+      console.error(err)
+      process.exit(1)
+    }
     state.archive = archive
     state.network = network
     state.progress = progress
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 6eb5d05..f1dfadd 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ function run (src, dest, opts, cb) {
     if (archive.metadata.writable) importFiles()
     else downloadFiles()
     var swarm = joinNetwork()
-    cb(archive, swarm, progress)
+    cb(null, archive, swarm, progress)
   })
 
   function storage () {