diff --git a/modify-sudoers.sh b/modify-sudoers.sh
index 9a6fdab..2468186 100644
--- a/modify-sudoers.sh
+++ b/modify-sudoers.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ ROOT_LINE_NUM=$(grep -n "^root" /etc/sudoers | cut -d : -f 1)
 # Check if the root user is already configured to execute commands as other users
 if sudo sed -n "${ROOT_LINE_NUM}p" /etc/sudoers | grep -q "ALL=(ALL:ALL)" ; then
   echo "Root user is already configured to execute commands as other users."
-  return 0
+  exit 0
 fi
 
 echo "Attempting to safely modify /etc/sudoers..."
@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
 else
   echo "Error while trying to modify /etc/sudoers, please edit manually."
   exit 1
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
+fi