diff --git a/log4j-finder.py b/log4j-finder.py
index 8239d55..566c4bc 100755
--- a/log4j-finder.py
+++ b/log4j-finder.py
@@ -290,7 +290,6 @@ def main():
         help="be more quiet, disables banner and summary",
     )
     parser.add_argument("-b", "--no-banner", action="store_true", help="disable banner")
-    parser.add_argument("-f", "--fail", action="store_true", help="Exit with error status when vulnerability is found")
     parser.add_argument(
         "-V", "--version", action="version", version=f"%(prog)s {__version__}"
     )
@@ -366,10 +365,8 @@ def main():
         print_summary(stats)
         print(f"\nElapsed time: {elapsed:.2f} seconds")
 
-    # If we find vulnerabilities and the args -f (or --fail), then exit with a string which cause a error status on the exit.
-    if args.fail: 
-        if stats["vulnerable"]:
-            return "Vulnerabilities found."
+    # If we find vulnerabilities then exit with error code (True = 1)
+    return stats["vulnerable"] > 0 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     try: