diff --git a/examples/server/server.cpp b/examples/server/server.cpp
index e181e2e9f..e272fca15 100644
--- a/examples/server/server.cpp
+++ b/examples/server/server.cpp
@@ -3350,6 +3350,7 @@ int main(int argc, char ** argv) {
             prompts.push_back(content);
         } else {
             res_error(res, format_error_response("\"input\" or \"content\" must be provided", ERROR_INVALID_REQUEST));
+            return;
         }
 
         // process all prompts