diff --git a/cmd/zurg/main.go b/cmd/zurg/main.go
index 9887c4a..eae5ff3 100644
--- a/cmd/zurg/main.go
+++ b/cmd/zurg/main.go
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ func main() {
 
 	config, configErr := config.LoadZurgConfig("./config.yml")
 	if configErr != nil {
-		log.Panicf("Config failed to load: %v", configErr)
+		log.Errorf("Config failed to load: %v", configErr)
+		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
 	cache := expirable.NewLRU[string, string](1e4, nil, time.Hour)
@@ -48,7 +49,8 @@ func main() {
 
 	p, err := ants.NewPool(config.GetNumOfWorkers())
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Panicf("Failed to create ants pool: %v", err)
+		log.Errorf("Failed to create worker pool: %v", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 	defer p.Release()
 
@@ -66,7 +68,8 @@ func main() {
 	go func() {
 		log.Infof("Starting server on %s", addr)
 		if err := server.ListenAndServe(); err != nil && err != http.ErrServerClosed {
-			log.Panicf("Failed to start server: %v", err)
+			log.Errorf("Failed to start server: %v", err)
+			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 	}()