diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index fe5b53e033a57bc1f6cb45be06b162d2d52f5c8c..94c96e686df9433c1778fa663848a88b70bb8704 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -206,7 +206,8 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			}
 		}
 		fmt.Printf("Received %d\n", receiveCnt)
-		client.StopNetworkFollower(1 * time.Second)
+		err = client.StopNetworkFollower(1 * time.Second)
+		fmt.Printf("Failed to cleanly close threads: %+v\n", err)
 	},
 }