diff --git a/cmd/utils.go b/cmd/utils.go
index 8eac6407..5f209685 100644
--- a/cmd/utils.go
+++ b/cmd/utils.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func vadd(f *pflag.FlagSet, k string, i interface{}, u string) {
 
 func checkErr(err error) {
 	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
+		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 }