diff --git a/objectmanager/ObjectManager.cpp b/objectmanager/ObjectManager.cpp
index 1912715d..67cf5c1c 100644
--- a/objectmanager/ObjectManager.cpp
+++ b/objectmanager/ObjectManager.cpp
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ ReturnValue_t ObjectManager::insert( object_id_t id, SystemObjectIF* object) {
 	} else {
 		sif::error << "ObjectManager::insert: Object id " << std::hex
 		           << (int)id << std::dec << " is already in use!" << std::endl;
-		exit(0); //This is very severe and difficult to handle in other places.
-		return this->INSERTION_FAILED;
+		//This is very severe and difficult to handle in other places.
+		std::exit(INSERTION_FAILED);
 	}
 }