diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index 7848c4b..f8d9615 100755
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ if ! [ -e "$app_base/config.ini" ]; then
     echo "NOTE: you will need to manually set the values in the [oauth] section to something meaningful."
     echo
 else
-    echo "Config file exists."
+    die "Config file exists, cannot proceed."
 fi
 echo