diff --git a/src/lib/Combiner.php b/src/lib/Combiner.php
index 949001d..58ecaf9 100644
--- a/src/lib/Combiner.php
+++ b/src/lib/Combiner.php
@@ -83,10 +83,7 @@ private function submitBatch() {
 				call_user_func($this->checkpointer,$result);
 			}
 			if(!$result['success']) {
-				/**
-				* @todo we need to kill this process osmehow
-				*/
-				exit();
+				throw new \Exception("Could not put message on bus - result is: " . $result);
 			} 
 		}
 	}
@@ -170,4 +167,4 @@ public function end() {
 		$this->reset();
 		$this->uploader->end();
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}