diff --git a/creationRoutesVM.sh b/creationRoutesVM.sh
index 5a6f91a..a639444 100755
--- a/creationRoutesVM.sh
+++ b/creationRoutesVM.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ if [ -f ./creds ]; then
 	source ./creds
 	CURL='curl -s -k -sS'
 else
-	write_log ERROR 'The file creads doesn’t exist'
+	write_log FATAL 'The file creads doesn’t exist'
+	exit 1
 fi
 
 # check for commands in the path