diff --git a/src/tty.c b/src/tty.c
index aac148f..bd5f3f4 100644
--- a/src/tty.c
+++ b/src/tty.c
@@ -145,17 +145,11 @@ int connect_tty(void)
     /* Open tty device */
     fd = open(option.tty_device, O_RDWR | O_NOCTTY );
     if (fd < 0)
-    {
-        printf("\033[300DError: %s\n\033[300D", strerror(errno));
-        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-    }
+        return EXIT_FAILURE;
 
     /* Make sure device is of tty type */
     if (!isatty(fd))
-    {
-        printf("\033[300DError: Not a tty device\n\033[300D");
-        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-    }
+        return EXIT_FAILURE;
 
     /* Flush stale I/O data (if any) */
     tcflush(fd, TCIOFLUSH);