diff --git a/src/packages/fff/fff-gateway/files/etc/gateway.d/01-version b/src/packages/fff/fff-gateway/files/etc/gateway.d/01-version
index 41c3cf7..8c96767 100644
--- a/src/packages/fff/fff-gateway/files/etc/gateway.d/01-version
+++ b/src/packages/fff/fff-gateway/files/etc/gateway.d/01-version
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ configure() {
 	if ! uci -q show gateway > /dev/null; then
 		echo "ERROR: Gateway config could not be parsed or does not exist."
 
-		exit 1
+		return 1
 	fi
 
 	# check version of configuration
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ configure() {
 	if ! [ -n "$config_version" ]; then
 		echo "ERROR: No config version given. Supported versions: '$expected_version'"
 
-		exit 1
+		return 1
 	fi
 
 	if [ "$config_version" != "$expected_version" ]; then
 		echo "ERROR: Invalid config version. Expected '$expected_version', got '$config_version'."
 		echo "Please check what has been changed and adjust your config appropriately."
 
-		exit 1
+		return 1
 	fi
 
 	return 0