diff --git a/src/headers/transpiler/Target.hpp b/src/headers/transpiler/Target.hpp
index b2338c3..0fa275e 100644
--- a/src/headers/transpiler/Target.hpp
+++ b/src/headers/transpiler/Target.hpp
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ shared_ptr<Target> Target::forName(string_view name, const bool newLines = true)
     }
     #undef ADDTARGET
     if (not newLines and not target->supportsOneLine()) {
-        cout << "--newlinesoff cannot be used with --target=" << name.substr(1) << endl;
-        exit(0);
+        name.remove_prefix(1);
+        throw Yerbacon::Exception(string("--newlinesoff cannot be used with --target=") += name);
     }
     return target;
 };