diff --git a/lib/config/load.js b/lib/config/load.js
index 25a1b7f7..13b7aeba 100644
--- a/lib/config/load.js
+++ b/lib/config/load.js
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ function loadFile(options, config, dir, ready) {
     } catch (e) {
       console.error(e);
       utils.log.fail('Failed to parse config ' + filename);
+      process.exit(1);
     }
 
     // options values will overwrite settings
@@ -186,4 +187,4 @@ function loadFile(options, config, dir, ready) {
   });
 
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}