diff --git a/src/etc/filefuncs.cpp b/src/etc/filefuncs.cpp
index a5779bc..857b60c 100644
--- a/src/etc/filefuncs.cpp
+++ b/src/etc/filefuncs.cpp
@@ -9,10 +9,7 @@ string getFileContent(const string& file)
     fileStream.open(file, ios::in);
     if (fileStream.is_open()) while (getline(fileStream, lineinput)) {
         fullinput.append(lineinput + "\n");
-    } else {
-        cout << "Could not open \"" << file << "\"." << endl;
-        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-    }
+    } else throw Yerbacon::Exception("Could not open \"" + file + "\".");
     fileStream.close();
     return fullinput;
 }