diff --git a/dev.sh b/dev.sh
index fcce219..00bd279 100755
--- a/dev.sh
+++ b/dev.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export LEDISROOT="${LEDISROOT:-${LEDISTOP/\/src\/github.com\/siddontang\/ledisdb
 # LEDISTOP sanity check
 if [[ "$LEDISTOP" == "${LEDISTOP/\/src\/github.com\/siddontang\/ledisdb/}" ]]; then
     echo "WARNING: LEDISTOP($LEDISTOP) does not contain src/github.com/siddontang/ledisdb"
-    exit 1
+    false
 fi
 
 #default snappy and leveldb install path