diff --git a/cmd/auth/cookieauth/cookieauth.go b/cmd/auth/cookieauth/cookieauth.go
index feefaff0b6e..8b0ff17664b 100644
--- a/cmd/auth/cookieauth/cookieauth.go
+++ b/cmd/auth/cookieauth/cookieauth.go
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ func main() {
 	f, err := os.Open(os.Args[1])
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("failed to read cookie file: %v\n", os.Args[1])
-		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 	defer f.Close()