diff --git a/network-scripts/ifup-routes b/network-scripts/ifup-routes
index 902be609..91ba30bf 100755
--- a/network-scripts/ifup-routes
+++ b/network-scripts/ifup-routes
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ handle_file () {
     # print a warning if ADDRESS is not starting at ADDRESS0
     if [ "x$(eval echo '$'ADDRESS$routenum)x" == "xx" ]; then
         net_log $"Route entries are not sequentially ordered. Skipping $1 file" warning
-        exit 1
+        return 1
     fi
         
     while [ "x$(eval echo '$'ADDRESS$routenum)x" != "xx" ]; do