diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/dibog/AwsCWEventDump.java b/src/main/java/io/github/dibog/AwsCWEventDump.java
index 9c1593c..6f4f46b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/dibog/AwsCWEventDump.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/dibog/AwsCWEventDump.java
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ private void openStream(String aNewStreamName) {
             catch(Exception e) {
                 logContext.addError("Exception while opening AWSLogs. Shutting down the cloud watch logger.", e);
                 shutdown();
+                return;
             }
         }