diff --git a/logging.c b/logging.c
index b6a0489..e12bad7 100644
--- a/logging.c
+++ b/logging.c
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ void LOG_Message(LOG_Severity severity,
         system_log = 0;
         log_message(1, severity, buf);
       }
+      exit(1);
       break;
     default:
       assert(0);
diff --git a/sys_timex.c b/sys_timex.c
index e54ad24..0a6b438 100644
--- a/sys_timex.c
+++ b/sys_timex.c
@@ -256,10 +256,8 @@ SYS_Timex_Adjust(struct timex *txc, int ignore_error)
   state = NTP_ADJTIME(txc);
 
   if (state < 0) {
-    if (!ignore_error)
-      LOG_FATAL(NTP_ADJTIME_NAME"(0x%x) failed : %s", txc->modes, strerror(errno));
-    else
-      DEBUG_LOG(NTP_ADJTIME_NAME"(0x%x) failed : %s", txc->modes, strerror(errno));
+    LOG(ignore_error ? LOGS_DEBUG : LOGS_FATAL,
+        NTP_ADJTIME_NAME"(0x%x) failed : %s", txc->modes, strerror(errno));
   }
 
   return state;