diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/coreos/initramfs/opt/confluent/bin/initconfluent.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/coreos/initramfs/opt/confluent/bin/initconfluent.sh
index de982d3f..c47672e6 100755
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/coreos/initramfs/opt/confluent/bin/initconfluent.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/coreos/initramfs/opt/confluent/bin/initconfluent.sh
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ while ! grep ^NODE /etc/confluent/confluent.info; do
     if ! grep ^NODE /etc/confluent/confluent.info; then
         echo 'Current net config:' > /dev/console
         ip -br a > /dev/console
+        exit 1
     fi
 done
 echo "Found confluent deployment services on local network" > /dev/console