--- a/src/proto2/Application.cc	Sat Nov 08 18:02:58 2008 +0000
+++ b/src/proto2/Application.cc	Sat Nov 08 20:34:14 2008 +0000
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@
 				args.print_help();
 
 				// XXX: handle --help
+				return 1;
 
 			} catch (std::exception &e) {
 				std::cerr << e.what() << std::endl;