diff --git a/server/fw_util_pf.c b/server/fw_util_pf.c
index 8f100717..217387e0 100644
--- a/server/fw_util_pf.c
+++ b/server/fw_util_pf.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ fw_initialize(const fko_srv_options_t *opts)
     if (! anchor_active(opts))
     {
         fprintf(stderr, "Warning: the fwknop anchor is not active in the pf policy\n");
-        clean_exit(opts, NO_FW_CLEANUP, EXIT_FAILURE);
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
 
     /* Delete any existing rules in the fwknop anchor