diff --git a/cmd/gomtree/main.go b/cmd/gomtree/main.go
index 705c41c..680a34e 100644
--- a/cmd/gomtree/main.go
+++ b/cmd/gomtree/main.go
@@ -223,12 +223,12 @@ func main() {
 					fmt.Printf("%s missing\n", missingpath)
 				}
 			}
-		} else {
-			log.Println("neither validating or creating a manifest. Please provide additional arguments")
-			isErr = true
-			defer os.Exit(1)
-			return
 		}
+	} else {
+		log.Println("neither validating or creating a manifest. Please provide additional arguments")
+		isErr = true
+		defer os.Exit(1)
+		return
 	}
 }